4 Shaftesbury Road, Watford, WD17 2RQ
About 4 Shaftesbury Road
4 Shaftesbury Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 127.7% above the 2003 sale of £166,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Shaftesbury Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Shaftesbury Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 6 years.
£166,000
Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2003Most recent
£166,000
+179.2%over 6 years23 January 1997
£59,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2RQ: £380,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD17 2RQ
Versus other Shaftesbury Road homes
On price per m², 4 Shaftesbury Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,213
Street avg £4,332
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
0.4 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
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB