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4 Penny Court, Westland Road, Watford, WD17 1QR

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
35 m²
377 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Penny Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Penny Court is a detached house in Watford (WD17 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 55.5% above the 2010 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Everything you need to know about 4 Penny Court

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Penny Court'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Penny Court, Westland Road, Watford, WD17 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Penny Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Penny Court

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.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Penny Court saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£137,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 July 2010Most recent

    £137,000

    -6.8%over 2 years
  2. 26 July 2007

    £147,000

    +63.3%over 6 years
  3. 14 June 2001

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QR: £302,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Westland Road homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Penny Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,914

Street avg £4,130

On par

Floor Area

35 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Penny Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

10/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

West Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 1QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 1QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Penny Court, Westland Road, Watford, WD17 1QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.