16a, Woodford Road, Watford, WD17 1PA
About 16a
16a is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 42.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
16a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00330/HPD
- Dec 2005HMOAmendmentIn report
Change of Use to H.M.O (House in Multiple Occupation)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00939/COU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16a
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 11 years.
£346,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2014Most recent
£346,000
+60.9%over 9 years20 September 2005
£215,000
+2.4%over 2 years19 June 2003
£209,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1PA: £260,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WD17 1PA
Versus other Woodford Road homes
EPC Rating for 16a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,035
Street avg £2,476
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB








