16 Cottage Close, Watford, WD17 3NN
About 16 Cottage Close
16 Cottage Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £1,135,000 is 23.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
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Energy performance
16 Cottage Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 16 Cottage Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees under TPO.No.49 Tree number - H1 Tree type - Leyland cypress (Leylandii Cuprocyparis) & Laurel Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Hedge trimming Work required - Reduce height by 2-3m and trim both sides as hard as possible while maintaining a green screen. Trim laurel roadside removing annual growth. Reason - To establish a more manageable hedge Priority code - On Tree number - H1 Tree type - Leyland cypress (Leylandii Cuprocyparis) & Laurel Approx Height - 10m Location - See map Service - Hedge trimming Work required - Reduce height by 2-3m and trim both sides as hard as possible while maintaining a green screen. Trim laurel roadside removing annual growth. Reason - To establish a more manageable hedge Priority code - On Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5m Approx. Height - 14m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 8m Location - See map Service - Pollard Work Required - Repollard back to previous points removing up to 3m in height and 2m lateral spread
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01020/TPO
- Aug 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Proposed re-pollarding to Sycamore tree (T16 of TPO 49)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00860/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
16 Cottage Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£917,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 February 2015Most recent
£917,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 3NN: £1,300,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in WD17 3NN
Versus other Cottage Close homes
16 Cottage Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,495
Street avg £6,692
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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