14 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
About 14 Birch Tree Walk
14 Birch Tree Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 4SH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 709 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2008–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £962,000 sits 92.4% above the 2011 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
14 Birch Tree Walk'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 April 2020
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Planning history
1 application on record at 14 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
- Jun 2011FullOutcome in report
Extension of existing dormers to both sides of the property
- Documents
- 50 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00442/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
14 Birch Tree Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£962,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.6% per year over 3 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2011Most recent
£500,000
-4.8%over 2 years29 February 2008
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4SH: £810,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WD17 4SH
Versus other Birch Tree Walk homes
14 Birch Tree Walk is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£7,592
Street avg £6,244
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
266/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tunnel Wood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beechfield School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB