3 Albanwood, Watford, WD25 7BZ

3 Albanwood is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD25 7BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 12.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.