1a, Harford Drive, Watford, WD17 3DQ
About 1a
1a is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (November 2014) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2009. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
1a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Oct 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to the beech tree T2 of TPO No 218
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/00633/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,032,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3DQ: £950,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DQ
Versus other Harford Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Wentworth Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB