North West Apartment, Flat 18, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
About North West Apartment
North West Apartment is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across North West Apartment (29–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 22 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. Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
North West Apartment sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
North West Apartment has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 7 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2015Most recent
£165,000
+65.0%over 6 years9 October 2008
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1BH: £160,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in WD17 1BH
North West Apartment, Flat 12, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Jul 2020
£235,000North West Apartment, Flat 13, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Sept 2013
£166,000North West Apartment, Flat 9, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Sept 2012
£160,000North West Apartment, Flat 10, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Jan 2010
£113,000North West Apartment, Flat 6, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Dec 2008
£120,000
Versus other Woodford Road homes
North West Apartment outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,690
Street avg £4,034
Floor Area
29 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Watford Junction Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB








