Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£275,000
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£275,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 1QU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
87 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997
Recent sales in WD17 1QU
5 sales, median £507,000 (2025–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
28 February 1997Most recent
£44,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QU: £507,000 (2025–2021).
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1a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 87 m² this is the 15th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–306 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file.
Held since February 1997 — that's 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 511.8% above the 1997 sale of £44,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 81.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 June 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
1 application on record at 1a, Wellington Road, Watford, WD17 1QU
Loft Conversion involving a rear dormer.
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1a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£517
Street avg £4,085
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
266/mo
Falling 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.
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