3 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
About 3 Birch Tree Walk
3 Birch Tree Walk is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4SH). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £913,000 is 40.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.
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Energy performance
3 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 September 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 3 Birch Tree Walk.
2 applications on record at 3 Birch Tree Walk, Watford, WD17 4SH
- May 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear and two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00809/FULH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Birch Tree Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£913,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 2014Most recent
£650,000
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
On epc rating, 3 Birch Tree Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,962
Street avg £6,573
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 8 years
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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