37d, St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1QB
About 37d
37d is a detached house in Watford (WD17 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £857,000 sits 280.9% above the 1999 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
37d's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
- Jan 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees under TPO No. 201
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 12/00039/TPO
- Jul 2007Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension and loft conversion
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00656/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
37d's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£857,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 1999Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QB: £398,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in WD17 1QB
Versus other St Johns Road homes
37d outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,216
Street avg £3,514
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Beechen Grove North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB








