14 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
About 14 Canterbury Road
14 Canterbury Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 22 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. Last sale on file: £625,000 in October 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
14 Canterbury Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 14 Canterbury Road in 2024.
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear side infill extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00891/FULH
- Aug 2024Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear and part side dormer, alterations to outrigger roof and x2 front roof lights
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00537/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 22 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2023Most recent
£625,000
-0.8%over 3 years23 July 2020
£630,000
+82.6%over 11 years26 April 2009
£345,000
-4.2%over 4 years23 September 2004
£360,000
+44.0%over 2 years20 March 2002
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QT: £370,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WD17 1QT
4 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
Sold May 2022
£705,000Top Flat, 6 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
Sold Jun 2021
£370,0007 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
Sold Sept 2020
£275,000Top Flat, 8 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
Sold Jan 2019
£329,95015 Canterbury Road, Watford, WD17 1QT
Sold Aug 2017
£570,000
Versus other Canterbury Road homes
14 Canterbury Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,883
Street avg £8,519
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.0 km
West Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB








