Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Roughwood Close, Watford, WD17 3HN
EPC B2 planning records
Estimated value
£1,473,000
- Since the 2012 sale (£911,600)+62%
- Against WD17 3HN's recent median (£1,025,000)+44%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
214 m²
2303 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band G
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,473,000
- Against its 2012 sale (£911,600)+62%
- Against WD17 3HN's recent median (£1,025,000)+44%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Roughwood Close is modelled from its 214 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 3HN. 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
214 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2012
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2012
Recent sales in WD17 3HN
5 sales, median £1,025,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | 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.
18 Roughwood Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
6 September 2012Most recent
£911,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3HN: £1,025,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in WD17 3HN
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Roughwood Close, Watford, WD17 3HN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 18 Roughwood Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Roughwood Close is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,473,000 sits 61.6% above the 2012 sale of £911,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012).
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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.
18 Roughwood Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2022
Current Certificate
Aug 2012EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 August 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Roughwood Close, Watford, WD17 3HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 18 Roughwood Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 18 Roughwood Close, Watford, WD17 3HN
1decisions5documents1nearby
- Jun 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees under TPO.198
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 14/00733/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2021Decision
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Versus other Roughwood Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 18 Roughwood Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,260
Street avg £10,276
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
14 years
Street avg 10 years
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
Courtlands Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary652m
- Cassiobury Junior SchoolPrimary826m
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary897m
- Nascot Wood Junior SchoolPrimary911m
Nearest stops
- Courtlands DriveBus stop198m
- Ridge LaneBus stop280m
- The RidgewayBus stop293m
- Grove Mill LaneBus stop314m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
- Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
- Shoplifting489 reports13%
- Other Theft287 reports8%
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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 3HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB
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 18 Roughwood Close is modelled from its 214 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 3HN. 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 18 Roughwood Close. 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 18 Roughwood Close was lodged in August 2012 at band B and expired in August 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 18 Roughwood Close. 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 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 3HN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Roughwood Close is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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