26 Royce Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7GD

26 Royce Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7GD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 72.4% above the 2011 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (July 2011).