19 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
About 19 Essex Road
19 Essex Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 91.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 36.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
19 Essex Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 91.3% per year over 1 year.
£208,500
Growth on file: 91.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 August 2012Most recent
£208,500
+91.3%over 9 months10 November 2011
£109,000
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
£3,208
Street avg £3,380
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.1 km
Town Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lanchester Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB








