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1 Cole Road, Watford, WD17 4QR

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
108 m²
1161 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Cole Road

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

1 Cole Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1161 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 77.6% above the 2010 sale of £313,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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.

1 Cole Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cole Road, Watford, WD17 4QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Mar 2006
    Conditions
    In report

    Details pursuant to Condition 5 (fencing) and Condition 6 (bin and cycle store) of planning permission 04/00571/FUL

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    06/00281/DISCON
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2006
    Conditions
    In report

    Details pursuant to town planning application no 04/00571/FUL-Condition number 3 -Details of materials including windows and frames.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    05/00806/DISCON
    View planning record

What's in 1 Cole Road, Watford, WD17 4QR's planning history?

4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Cole Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£556,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.2% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£313,000

Growth on file: -4.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 December 2010Most recent

    £313,000

    +8.7%over 4 years
  2. 3 September 2006

    £288,000

    -33.8%over 3 years
  3. 30 April 2003

    £435,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4QR: £480,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Cole Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Cole Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,902

Street avg £4,743

Strongly below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Cole 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
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.

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

Southern Cross PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lanchester Primary School. 36 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 4QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 4QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 4QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

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 1 Cole Road, Watford, WD17 4QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.