7 Roughwood Close, Watford, WD17 3HN
About 7 Roughwood Close
7 Roughwood Close is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,571,000 is 18.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£5,862/sq ft) was about 1278.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £1,325,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Jun 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a first floor extension, side car port, rear conservatory and rooms in the roof
Extension- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00418/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Roughwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,571,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.
£1,325,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2020Most recent
£1,325,000
+352.2%over 22 years27 August 1997
£293,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3HN: £875,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in WD17 3HN
Versus other Roughwood Close homes
7 Roughwood Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£63,095
Street avg £5,203
Floor Area
21 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 km
Courtlands Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB








