The Clockhouse, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX

The Clockhouse is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD25 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 811 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,003,000 is 43.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£864/sq ft) was about 233% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.