Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Fairlawns is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4UH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £255,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 118.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 November 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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3 Fairlawns has no planning applications on record.
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Price for 3 Fairlawns has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
26 September 2019Most recent
£255,000
+15.4%over 4 years4 March 2015
£221,000
+22.8%over 1 year30 May 2013
£180,000
+7.8%over 5 years14 March 2008
£167,000
+45.2%over 6 years7 December 2001
£115,000
+62.0%over 2 years25 February 1999
£71,000
+32.7%over 2 years24 January 1997
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 4UH: £245,000 (2025–2024).
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Jun 2025
26 Fairlawns, Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4UH
Sold Mar 2025
23 Fairlawns, Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4UH
Sold Sept 2024
45 Fairlawns, Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4UH
Sold Aug 2024
3 Fairlawns is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,426
Street avg £3,963
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Wentworth Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Nascot Wood Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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