4 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU
About 4 Birchmead
4 Birchmead is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4RU). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2059 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 191 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (241 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees under TPO.6 G2 three yew trees on the land opposite the property, and within the boundary lines of 4 Birchmead. Complete maintanenance of the trees. 1.5 meter reduction of the crowns and to trim 1 metre from the canopy of the trees all round.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00514/TPO
- Oct 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed ground and first floor front extension, conversion of existing conservatory to living space involving construction of new roof and rooflights
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01184/FULH
What's in 4 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Birchmead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£962,000
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 4 sales in WD17 4RU: £630,000 (2019–2006).
Versus other Birchmead homes
EPC Rating for 4 Birchmead lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 288 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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
10/mo
Steady 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB