6 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU
About 6 Birchmead
6 Birchmead is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4RU). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 241 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (191 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
6 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to tree/s under TPO.6 - tree T21- Douglas Fir fell to ground as other trees have fallen and crushed a car damaged neighbours roof
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00353/TPO
- Sept 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to Trees within Group G2 Under TPO.6 Proposed removal of the Douglas Fir T21, proposed removal of the Scots Pine under TPO.6
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01000/TPO
What's in 6 Birchmead, Watford, WD17 4RU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Birchmead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,228,000
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
6 Birchmead outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 271 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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








