1 Coningesby Drive, Watford, WD17 3BD
About 1 Coningesby Drive
1 Coningesby Drive is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £846,000 is 23.1% below the 2022 sale of £1,100,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,111/sq ft) was about 545.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold October 2022 for £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Coningesby Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for erection of rear ground floor extension to existing house and erection of outbuilding
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00644/LDC
- Jul 2024FullIn report
Demolition of the existing dwelling house and erection of 4 new dwellings and access road to 1 Coningesby Drive
- Documents
- 145 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00314/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Coningesby Drive
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£846,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2022Most recent
£1,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3BD: £683,000 (2024–2002).
Nearby sales in WD17 3BD
Versus other Coningesby Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Coningesby Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,957
Street avg £5,367
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 220 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
Langley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cassiobury Junior School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB








