55 Harford Drive, Watford, WD17 3DQ
About 55 Harford Drive
55 Harford Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £950,000 in August 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
55 Harford Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jan 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage into habitable space with new front window and construction of side facing dormer window to first floor bedroom
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01121/FULH
- Dec 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 2.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.60m
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01008/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 55 Harford Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£968,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2023Most recent
£950,000
+387.2%over 24 years7 December 1998
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3DQ: £865,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 3DQ
Versus other Harford Drive homes
On years held, 55 Harford Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,689
Street avg £5,293
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.3 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