3 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU
About 3 Birchmead
3 Birchmead is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4RU). It has a recorded floor area of 481 m² (around 5176 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 481 m² the property is well over the postcode median (191 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,368,000 is 27.9% above the 2019 sale price. Sold October 2019 for £1,070,000.
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Energy performance
3 Birchmead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 October 2020
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Planning history
3 Birchmead has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU
- Feb 2016ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01754/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
£1,368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.
£1,070,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2019Most recent
£1,070,000
+50.7%over 8 years21 January 2011
£710,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in WD17 4RU: £550,000 (2026–2006).
Versus other Birchmead homes
On floor area, 3 Birchmead stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
481 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
266/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bay Tree Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Nascot Wood Junior School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB