3 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY
About 3 Church Road
3 Church Road is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4PY). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£644/sq ft) was about 79.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
3 Church Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, replacement of ground floor window on rear elevation with new french doors and installation of new first floor window on rear elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00688/FULH
- Jul 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side/rear extension and installation of new first floor window on rear elevation.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00759/FULH
What's in 3 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Church Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£395,000
+125.7%over 18 years7 July 2002
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4PY: £420,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Church Road homes
Price per m²
£6,930
Street avg £5,931
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.2 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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB








