What kind of home is 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB last sold for £275,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £297,000 in December 2016, so prices have been falling over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

Across 2 sales between December 2016 and March 2021, 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB fell from £297,000 to £275,000, a change of £22,000. That works out to roughly -1.8% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in September 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB use?

The latest EPC at 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB in?

12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB sits in Watford. It falls within the WD17 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

Police records around 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

The closest primary school to 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB is Central Primary School (238m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Watford Grammar School for Girls (686m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB?

The closest bus stop to 12 Loates Lane, WD17 2AB is Beechen Grove, 188m away. The nearest rail option is Watford High Street Rail Station, 581m away.

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12 Loates Lane, Watford, WD17 2AB

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Loates Lane

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

12 Loates Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97).

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

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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 Loates Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Loates Lane, Watford, WD17 2AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Loates Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£275,000

Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£275,000
-7.4%over 4 years
5 December 2016
£297,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2AB: £299,950 (2022–2010).

Nearby sales in WD17 2AB

On the street

Versus other Loates Lane homes

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

EPC Rating for 12 Loates Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,288

Street avg £4,443

Above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 56 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 13 years

Strongly below

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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.

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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

Beechen Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Central Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 2AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 2AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.7dB

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