What type of property is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA?

Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA sell for?

Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA last sold for £270,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,500 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and July 2022, Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA rose from £47,500 to £270,000, a change of £222,500. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA?

The current EPC rating for Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA?

Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA heated?

The latest EPC at Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA located?

Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA sits in Watford. It falls within the WD17 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA in a safe area?

Police records around Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA show an average of 266 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA?

The closest primary school to Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA is Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (388m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is West Herts College (414m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA?

The closest bus stop to Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, WD17 1BA is Town Hall, 57m away. The nearest rail option is Watford Junction Rail Station, 625m away.

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Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, High Street, Watford, WD17 1BA

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Faircross House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Faircross House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 68 m² this is the 9th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Faircross House, where floor areas span 37–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Jan 2022

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 January 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Faircross House, Flat 5, 116 The Parade, High Street, Watford, WD17 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Faircross House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Faircross House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£270,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

26 July 2022Most recent
£270,000
+221.4%over 21 years
5 October 2000
£84,000
+76.8%over 3 years
31 January 1997
£47,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1BA: £265,000 (2026–2016).

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On the street

Versus other The Parade homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Faircross House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,971

Street avg £3,115

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Town Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.4dB

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