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North West Apartment, Flat 18, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Floor area
29 m²
312 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About North West Apartment

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms1

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about North West Apartment

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

North West Apartment sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against North West Apartment, Flat 18, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

North West Apartment has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at North West Apartment

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£180,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£165,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 July 2015Most recent

    £165,000

    +65.0%over 6 years
  2. 9 October 2008

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1BH: £160,000 (2020–2008).

On the street

Versus other Woodford Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

North West Apartment outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,690

Street avg £4,034

Strongly above

Floor Area

29 m²

Street avg 46 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about North West Apartment

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about North West Apartment, Flat 18, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.