1 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
About 1 Essex Road
1 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 13% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in August 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 October 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Essex Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 14 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2019Most recent
£600,000
+55.8%over 7 years8 September 2011
£385,000
+10.0%over 5 years13 October 2005
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EL: £310,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 4EL
Versus other Essex Road homes
Price per m²
£4,839
Street avg £3,957
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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
266/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Town Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lanchester Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB