3 Beken Court, First Avenue, Watford, WD25 9PG

3 Beken Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD25 9PG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. At 57 m² this is the 21st smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 18.4% below the 2017 sale of £182,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).