7 Earl Street, Watford, WD17 2PD
About 7 Earl Street
7 Earl Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2PD). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Other recorded features include a loft.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £152,647 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 48 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 28.4% above the 2022 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
7 Earl Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to laburnum tree in Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 07/00499/TCA
- Mar 2006SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion from one house into two flats, incorporating 2-storey side, part 2-storey and part single storey rear extension (amended description)
Extension- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00009/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 23 years.
£152,647
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£152,647
-10.5%over 16 years5 October 2005
£170,500
+127.3%over 5 years15 August 2000
£75,000
+7.9%over 12 months26 August 1999
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2PD: £339,000 (2025–2019).
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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
0.1 km
Beechen Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB








