9 Maude Crescent, Watford, WD24 6BN

9 Maude Crescent is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 37.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).