35 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
About 35 Essex Road
35 Essex Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
35 Essex Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
35 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
35 Essex Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EL: £310,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD17 4EL
Versus other Essex Road homes
35 Essex Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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








