34 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
About 34 Essex Road
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 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in November 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
34 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 May 2033
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Planning history
34 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
34 Essex Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£857,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2023Most recent
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4EP: £500,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in WD17 4EP
Beechwood Lodge, 9, 18 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
Sold Apr 2026
£235,000Beechwood Lodge, 10, 18 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
Sold Apr 2024
£350,00032 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
Sold Jul 2023
£1,050,00036 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
Sold Jul 2023
£870,000Appletree Cottage, Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP
Sold May 2023
£500,000
Versus other Essex Road homes
34 Essex Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £4,953
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 11.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB