Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Grove Wharf House, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Grove Wharf House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Grove Wharf House is a detached house in Watford (WD17 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 is 22% below the 2021 sale of £1,075,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£684/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused, 3 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £1,075,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Grove Wharf House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2031
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Grove Wharf House, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A subdivision application was refused at Grove Wharf House in 2023.
7 applications on record at Grove Wharf House, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
4decisions1extensions100documents1nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
- Oct 2023SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Building B, conversion of the existing associated 2-storey building into a self-contained single family dwelling with garage and sub-division of the site
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00725/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2025Decision
- ConditionsNov 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Grove Wharf House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£1,075,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3NL: £545,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NL
299 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Dec 2024
£450,000297 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Dec 2022
£545,000301 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
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Grove Wharf House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£7,363
Street avg £6,259
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
266/mo
Falling 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 3NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB
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