1 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY
About 1 Church Road
1 Church Road is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4PY). 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. At 127 m² this is the 27th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–296 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
1 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Apr 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00233/TCA
What's in 1 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Church Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£557,000
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 4PY: £420,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Church Road homes
On floor area, 1 Church Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Railway Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School. 36 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
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB