142c, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 4FT

142c is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD24 4FT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. At 74 m² this is the 21st smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 85.8% above the 2011 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm.