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
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 April 2035
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Planning history
1 Church Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at 1 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY
- Apr 2019Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to trees in conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00233/TCA
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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
266/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB