8 Broom Grove, Watford, WD17 4RY
About 8 Broom Grove
8 Broom Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £878,000 is 28.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Summer houseYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
8 Broom Grove'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Broom Grove.
- Jun 2015ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00651/LDC
- Dec 2005ConservatoryAmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00976/LDC
What's in 8 Broom Grove, Watford, WD17 4RY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Broom Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£878,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2014Most recent
£685,000
+185.4%over 15 years29 January 1999
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4RY: £485,000 (2020–2005).
Versus other Broom Grove homes
8 Broom Grove outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,605
Street avg £5,006
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Bay Tree Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School. 34 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB