1 Goodwood Avenue, Watford, WD24 5LA

1 Goodwood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (59–115 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 36). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 142.1% above the 2001 sale of £116,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.