Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Laurel House, Flat 5, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£212,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£200,000)+6%
- Against WD17 1PY's recent median (£217,500)-3%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£212,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£200,000)+6%
- Against WD17 1PY's recent median (£217,500)-3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Laurel House is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1PY. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
36 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2018
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in WD17 1PY
5 sales, median £217,500 (2022–2005)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Sales timeline
31 October 2025Most recent
£200,000
+42.9%over 16 years5 July 2009
£140,000
+72.8%over 9 years11 November 1999
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1PY: £217,500 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in WD17 1PY
Laurel House, Flat 2, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
Sold Dec 2022
£217,500Laurel House, Flat 4, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
Sold Nov 2018
£218,000Flat 2, 27 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
Sold Jan 2017
£249,995Flat 1, 27 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
Sold Mar 2008
£181,000Flat 3, 27 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
Sold Oct 2003
£131,500
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Laurel House, Flat 5, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Laurel House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Laurel House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Laurel House, where floor areas span 31–52 m². The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 73).
Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £200,000 — fresh data. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 111.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Laurel House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Jul 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Laurel House, Flat 5, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Laurel House, Flat 5, 29 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PY
1decisions24documents7nearby
- May 2017New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of a two storey, one bedroom dwellinghouse to the rear of 29 St Johns Road
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00451/FUL
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Versus other St Johns Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Laurel House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,556
Street avg £4,080
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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
266/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St John's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary364m
- Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimary589m
- West Herts College16 plus610m
- Central Primary SchoolPrimary760m
Nearest stops
- St John's RoadBus stop155m
- Beechen Grove NorthBus stop182m
- West StreetBus stop246m
- Watford Junction Railway StationBus stop288m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
- Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
- Shoplifting489 reports13%
- Other Theft287 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 1PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Laurel House is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1PY. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Laurel House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Laurel House was lodged in July 2018 at band C and is valid until July 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Laurel House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 1PY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Laurel House is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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