16 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
About 16 Birch Tree Walk
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 £940,000 sits 55.4% above the 2010 sale of £605,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£885/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 7 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
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Birch Tree Walk has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jan 2013ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01215/LDC
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension as infill between detached garage and house (amended drawings)
- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00830/FULH
What's in 16 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Birch Tree Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£940,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 6 years.
£605,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 6 years.
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
Versus other Birch Tree Walk homes
Price per m² for 16 Birch Tree Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,526
Street avg £6,151
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
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