1a, The Drive, Radlett, WD7 7DA

1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Radlett (WD7 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 359 m² (around 3864 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,258,000 sits 55.7% above the 2021 sale of £1,450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 42.7% below the postcode norm. At 359 m² the property is well over the postcode median (256 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £1,450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, a garage conversion and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.