Lady Capels Wharf, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3NL
About Lady Capels Wharf
Lady Capels Wharf is a seven-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 314 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 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,562,000 sits 109.1% above the 2004 sale of £747,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 64.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 5 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms5
Energy performance
Lady Capels Wharf's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lady Capels Wharf has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2020New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a detached dwelling with detached double garage
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00514/FUL
- Nov 2019New BuildFullIn report
Erection of detached dwelling with detached double garage
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01038/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lady Capels Wharf valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£747,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2004Most recent
£747,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3NL: £605,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NL
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Sold Dec 2022
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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
Lady Capels Wharf is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,379
Street avg £7,126
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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








