Badgers Court, Flat 3, Foxlands Close, Watford, WD25 7LN

Badgers Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Badgers Court, where floor areas span 54–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 27% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.