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. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 13.9% above the 2015 sale price. 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
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Energy performance
North West Apartment sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 December 2028
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Planning history
North West Apartment 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.
Sales history & valuation
£188,000
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
266/mo
Falling 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.
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A Local Area 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






