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12 Wellington Road, Watford, WD17 1QU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Wellington Road

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

12 Wellington Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2019. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 27 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. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 is 10.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £673,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Wellington Road

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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.

12 Wellington Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Wellington Road, Watford, WD17 1QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2019
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of ground floor rear extension and part 1st floor extension

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00315/FULH
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

12 Wellington Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£744,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£673,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 September 2020Most recent

    £673,000

    +586.7%over 24 years
  2. 28 March 1996

    £98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QU: £507,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Wellington Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Wellington Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,674

Street avg £2,351

Strongly above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 156 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Wellington Road

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 1QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 1QU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
55 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Wellington Road, Watford, WD17 1QU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.