The Woodlands 1a, Flat B, Lowestoft Road, Watford, WD24 5AX

The Woodlands 1a is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Woodlands 1a (37–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 35.1% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 93.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.