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34 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 34 Essex Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Essex Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in November 2023.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

34 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

34 Essex Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£863,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£800,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2023Most recent

    £800,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EP: £500,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Essex Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34 Essex Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,348

Street avg £4,953

Below

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 11.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 34 Essex Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£849k

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4 bed
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1 Baldwin Road

WD17 4DP

4 bed3 bath
£963k

1 Armand Close

WD17 4BN

4 bed2 bath
£716k

1 Bellamy Close

WD17 4RN

4 bed2 bath
£860k

1 Birchmead

WD17 4RU

3 bed2 bath
£937k

1 Dellfield Close

WD17 4LB

3 bed1 bath
£965k

1 Grange Close

WD17 4HQ

5 bed4 bath
£750k

1 Dowry Walk

WD17 4TG

5 bed
Area

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.
Full Watford report

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. 37 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 4EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 4EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 4EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 34 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.