15 Buckton Road, Borehamwood, WD6 4HN

15 Buckton Road is a one-bedroom property in Borehamwood (WD6 4HN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 405 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 68.9% above the 2007 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.