25 Devon Road, Watford, WD24 4HP

25 Devon Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 81.5% above the 2011 sale of £276,000.