3 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
About 3 Essex Road
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 £717,000 sits 86.2% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2019DemolitionFullIn 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
What's in 3 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Essex Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£717,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 5 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 5 years.
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
Versus other Essex Road homes
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
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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