Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
13 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
Extendable3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
About 13 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 sits 56.8% above the 2008 sale of £407,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
13 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 November 2032
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 13 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
13 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
13 Essex Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2008)
£407,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
28 May 2008Most recent
£407,000
+62.8%over 6 years9 May 2002
£250,000
+25.0%over 7 months18 October 2001
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EL: £310,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 4EL
Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 13 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,769
Street avg £4,076
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 4EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB
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