13 Cottage Close, Watford, WD17 3NN
About 13 Cottage Close
13 Cottage Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (204 m² across 9 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,295,000 sits 50.6% above the 2010 sale of £860,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£961/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
13 Cottage Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2019
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Planning history
13 Cottage Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£1,295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 14 years.
£860,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2010Most recent
£860,000
+248.9%over 13 years29 March 1996
£246,510
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3NN: £1,300,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NN
Versus other Cottage Close homes
13 Cottage Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£10,345
Street avg £5,961
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Langley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cassiobury Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB