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71 Brightwell Road, Watford, WD18 0HR

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
80 m²
860 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 71 Brightwell Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

71 Brightwell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 860 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 54% above the 2010 sale of £263,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Brightwell Road, Watford, WD18 0HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Brightwell Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

71 Brightwell Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£405,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£263,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2010Most recent

    £263,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HR: £375,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Brightwell Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

71 Brightwell Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,290

Street avg £4,435

Below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 91 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£460k

1 Banbury Street

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2 bed1 bath
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1 Holywell Road

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2 bed1 bath
£414k

1 Cardiff Road

WD18 0DS

2 bed1 bath
£392k

1 Cannon Road

WD18 0BB

2 bed1 bath
£391k

1 Addison Court, St Marys View

WD18 0GR

2 bed2 bath
£438k

1 Chester Road

WD18 0RG

2 bed1 bath
£323k

1 Farthing Close

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2 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Watford report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD18 0HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD18 0HR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 71 Brightwell Road, Watford, WD18 0HR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.