16 Sotheron Road, Watford, WD17 2QA
About 16 Sotheron Road
16 Sotheron Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 330.7% above the 1999 sale of £81,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 64% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Sotheron Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Sotheron Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 3 years.
£81,500
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 1999Most recent
£81,500
+39.2%over 2 years9 June 1996
£58,550
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2QA: £385,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WD17 2QA
Versus other Sotheron Road homes
16 Sotheron Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,116
Street avg £4,533
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
St John's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB