27 Devon Road, Watford, WD24 4HP

27 Devon Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1289 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Watford HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 sits 57.2% above the 2009 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.