59 Hibbert Avenue, Watford, WD24 4HB

59 Hibbert Avenue is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced Watford HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £615,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).