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1 Coningesby Drive, Watford, WD17 3BD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Coningesby Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Coningesby Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Coningesby Drive, Watford, WD17 3BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 1 Coningesby Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Sept 2025
    ExtensionAmendment
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2024
    Full
    In 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
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Coningesby Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£846,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£1,100,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 October 2022Most recent

    £1,100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3BD: £683,000 (2024–2002).

On the street

Versus other Coningesby Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Coningesby Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£11,957

Street avg £5,367

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 220 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Coningesby Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 3BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 3BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 3BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Coningesby Drive, Watford, WD17 3BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.