5 Ash Tree Road, Watford, WD24 6RT

5 Ash Tree Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD24 6RT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 sits 101.1% above the 2011 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.