Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£699,000
- Since the 2007 sale (£385,000)+82%
- Against WD17 4EL's recent median (£310,000)+125%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£699,000
- Against its 2007 sale (£385,000)+82%
- Against WD17 4EL's recent median (£310,000)+125%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Essex Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 4EL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
127 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2007
Recent sales in WD17 4EL
5 sales, median £310,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Essex Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
12 April 2007Most recent
£385,000
+30.5%over 3 years27 February 2004
£295,000
+40.5%over 1 year4 July 2002
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EL: £310,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 4EL
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 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. At 127 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 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £699,000 sits 81.6% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 3 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
1decisions1extensions8documents3nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Jan 2019DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension (AMENDED PLANS)
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01395/FULH
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Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Essex Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,031
Street avg £4,158
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimary334m
- West Herts College16 plus359m
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary628m
- Chater Junior SchoolPrimary930m
Nearest stops
- Town HallBus stop131m
- Town HallBus stop204m
- West StreetBus stop232m
- Beechen Grove NorthBus stop260m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
- Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
- Shoplifting489 reports13%
- Other Theft287 reports8%
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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Essex Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 4EL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 3 Essex Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Essex Road was lodged in March 2025 at band D and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Essex Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 38 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 4EL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Essex Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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