117b, St Albans Road, Watford, WD17 1RD
About 117b
117b is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 97 m² this is the 38th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 82).
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
117b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
117b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
117b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1RD: £350,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD17 1RD
Versus other St Albans Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 117b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.2 km
West Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Lanchester Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB