171 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BD

171 St Albans Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 78 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 20 units on file.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 88.1% above the 2008 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 40.1% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 19 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.