Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
3 planning records
Estimated value
£1,022,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£605,000)+69%
- Against WD17 4SH's recent median (£810,000)+26%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
64 m²
684 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£1,022,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£605,000)+69%
- Against WD17 4SH's recent median (£810,000)+26%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Birch Tree Walk is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 4SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
64 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in WD17 4SH
5 sales, median £810,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Birch Tree Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
12 May 2010Most recent
£605,000
+40.7%over 6 years13 April 2004
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4SH: £810,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WD17 4SH
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About 16 Birch Tree Walk
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Birch Tree Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 4SH). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 684 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in May 2010. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,022,000 sits 68.9% above the 2010 sale of £605,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£885/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Birch Tree Walk's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019
Current Certificate
Jun 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 June 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Birch Tree Walk has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 16 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
3decisions3extensions86documents3nearby
- Jan 2006PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension, enlargement of existing front and rear dormers, and new front porch
Extension- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01024/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2013Decision
- ExtensionOct 2010Decision
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Versus other Birch Tree Walk homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Birch Tree Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,526
Street avg £6,002
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Beechfield SchoolPrimary340m
- Nascot Wood Junior SchoolPrimary536m
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary554m
- The Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary595m
Nearest stops
- Tunnel Wood RoadBus stop226m
- Bay Tree WalkBus stop328m
- Nascot Wood RoadBus stop353m
- Leggatts WayBus stop358m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,094 reports29%
- Anti-social Behaviour733 reports20%
- Shoplifting489 reports13%
- Other Theft287 reports8%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 4SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Birch Tree Walk is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD17 4SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16 Birch Tree Walk. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Birch Tree Walk was lodged in June 2009 at band D and expired in June 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 16 Birch Tree Walk. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD17 4SH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Birch Tree Walk is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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