8 West Drive, Watford, WD25 0AL

8 West Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD25 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 62 m² this is the 9th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file.

Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 62 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.