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

The Woodlands 1a is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Woodlands 1a, where floor areas span 37–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

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 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 48% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.