Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ash Wood Cottage, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3BN
EPC B1 planning record
Estimated value
£869,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£350,000)+148%
- Against WD17 3BN's recent median (£720,000)+21%
Newest record on this page: July 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£869,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£350,000)+148%
- Against WD17 3BN's recent median (£720,000)+21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Ash Wood Cottage is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
109 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in WD17 3BN
5 sales, median £720,000 (2022–2007)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
23 August 2021Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3BN: £720,000 (2022–2007).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Ash Wood Cottage, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3BN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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About Ash Wood Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ash Wood Cottage is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (June 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
Today's modelled estimate of £869,000 sits 148.3% above the 2021 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jun 2023EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 June 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ash Wood Cottage, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Ash Wood Cottage, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, WD17 3BN
1decisions1extensions7documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jul 2023Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Garage conversion and internal alterations (retrospective application)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00475/FULH
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Versus other Bellmount Wood Avenue homes
Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ash Wood Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
266/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Langley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cassiobury Junior School. 33 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Cassiobury Junior SchoolPrimary76m
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary229m
- Nascot Wood Junior SchoolPrimary822m
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary928m
Nearest stops
- Langley WayBus stop230m
- The GardensBus stop554m
- Hempstead RoadBus stop562m
- Wentworth CloseBus stop589m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
- Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
- Shoplifting489 reports13%
- Other Theft287 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 3BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Ash Wood Cottage is modelled from its 109 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Ash Wood Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Ash Wood Cottage was lodged in June 2023 at band B and is valid until June 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Ash Wood Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 3BN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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