2 The Cottages, Oakridge Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8BT

2 The Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldenham, Watford, Watford (WD25 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 577 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 sits 97.6% above the 2008 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.