47 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
About 47 Essex Road
47 Essex Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.
At 113 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 124.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £687,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
47 Essex Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Wall insulation improved
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
47 Essex Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2011ConditionsIn report
Details submitted for Condition 3 (Materials) pusuant to plannining permission11/00542/FULH
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01106/DISCON
- Jul 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension with internal alterations and new roof windows to new and existing roof
- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00542/FULH
What's in 47 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Essex Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 13 years.
£687,500
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2022Most recent
£687,500
+133.1%over 12 years8 July 2010
£295,000
+22.9%24 March 2010
£240,000
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 for 47 Essex Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,084
Street avg £3,819
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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