1 Brightwell Road, Watford, WD18 0HR
About 1 Brightwell Road
1 Brightwell Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the 8th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 28 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Brightwell Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2016SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of 2 storey side and rear extensions to the existing property and conversion to 4 self-contained flats.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01465/FUL
- Dec 2007SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of First Floor Side Extension and Conversion of property into 3 self contained flats
ExtensionChange of Use- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01319/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Brightwell Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brightwell Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HR: £375,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD18 0HR
Everything we know about 1 Brightwell Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Brightwell Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Brightwell Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 39 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brightwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Laurance Haines School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB