13 Cross Street, Watford, WD17 2QD
About 13 Cross Street
13 Cross Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2QD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £395,000. Across the public record there are 6 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 74 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 96.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Cross Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 13 Cross Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£395,000
+8.2%over 6 years16 June 2016
£365,000
+60.4%over 2 years24 September 2013
£227,500
+8.3%over 2 years20 April 2011
£210,000
-7.1%over 3 years14 December 2007
£225,950
+111.2%over 6 years26 April 2001
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2QD: £341,500 (2025–2018).
Versus other Cross Street homes
13 Cross Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,338
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Beechen Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB








