26 Westland Road, Watford, WD17 1QS
About 26 Westland Road
26 Westland Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1QS). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 is 23.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Energy performance
26 Westland Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Westland Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.83m, for which the maximum height would be 2.95m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00793/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
26 Westland Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£760,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£617,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2017Most recent
£617,500
+216.7%over 17 years7 January 2000
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QS: £565,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in WD17 1QS
Versus other Westland Road homes
On epc rating, 26 Westland Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,088
Street avg £3,119
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.1 km
West Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB








