Grove Wharf House, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
About Grove Wharf House
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.
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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£684/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
Grove Wharf House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A subdivision application was refused at Grove Wharf House in 2023.
- Sept 2025ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 24/01036/FULH - revision of the pedestrian gate and swing gates being changed over and change of material to walling, now proposed concrete coping on top, colour grey.
- Agent
- self employed
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00665/VAR
- Nov 2024ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 (Approved drawings of planning permission 24/00695/FUL to both drawings been revised being windows on side elevation on arrow D, confirmation of proposed materials for windows and doors. (AMENDED PLANS)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01087/VAR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Grove Wharf House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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: £605,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NL
297 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
£900,000Lady Capels Cottage, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
Sold Sept 2007
£890,000
Versus other Hempstead Road homes
Grove Wharf House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£7,363
Street avg £6,414
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
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