2 Grove Wharf, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
About 2 Grove Wharf
2 Grove Wharf is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on wood logs.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 70.2% above the 2003 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
2 Grove Wharf sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 2 Grove Wharf.
- Feb 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of part single storey, part two storey front and side extensions
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00021/FUL
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of a part single part two storey extension and erection of a detached garage
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00338/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Grove Wharf
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2003Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3NL: £605,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NL
297 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Dec 2022
£545,000Grove Wharf House, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Oct 2021
£1,075,000301 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Nov 2020
£605,0001 Grove Wharf, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Mar 2017
£370,000Rose Barn, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Mar 2012
£900,000
Versus other Hempstead Road homes
On years held, 2 Grove Wharf stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,100
Street avg £6,594
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Russell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB








