Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£188,000
Newest record on this page: July 2020. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£188,000
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The estimate for North West Apartment is modelled from its 29 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1BH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
29 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in WD17 1BH
5 sales, median £160,000 (2020–2008)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2020 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
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).
North West Apartment, Flat 12, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Jul 2020
North West Apartment, Flat 13, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Sept 2013
North West Apartment, Flat 9, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Sept 2012
North West Apartment, Flat 10, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Jan 2010
North West Apartment, Flat 6, 25 Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1BH
Sold Dec 2008
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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.
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North West Apartment sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 December 2028
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.
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
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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