72a, Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
About 72a
72a is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 101 m² this is the 47th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 83).
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
72a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2024
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Planning history
72a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
72a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
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 2LA: £250,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WD17 2LA
76b, Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
Sold Nov 2025
£225,000Ruby Court, Flat 1, 60 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
Sold Sept 2024
£280,000Ruby Court, Flat 6, 60 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
Sold Mar 2022
£250,00088 Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
Sold Sept 2020
£172,50078a, Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LA
Sold Nov 2018
£440,000
Versus other Queens Road homes
72a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Beechen Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Central Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB