35 Devereux Drive, Watford, WD17 3DD
About 35 Devereux Drive
35 Devereux Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 132 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £977,000 is 11% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2023 for £880,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
35 Devereux Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 35 Devereux Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2024PorchFullIn report
Part retrospective application for existing single storey rear plant room attached to previously approved rear extension, alterations to previously approved porch and proposed rendering of the external walls
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00472/FULH
- Oct 2023ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 23/00152/FULH for change of front window to the garage into a window and a door, Proposed window and door removed from side elevation, Added 2 new roof lights to the main roof facing the rear and side elevations, and Roof lights above the single storey rear extension repositioned.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00921/NONMAT
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 35 Devereux 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
35 Devereux Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£977,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2023Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3DD: £956,300 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DD
Versus other Devereux Drive homes
Price per m² for 35 Devereux Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £4,390
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wentworth Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








