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15 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1035 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Caractacus Green

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

15 Caractacus Green is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 85% above the 2013 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

15 Caractacus Green sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

An application for a single-storey rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.

  1. Mar 2026
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of first floor rear extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    26/00222/FULH
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2013
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.35m and the height of the eaves would be 2.95m

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    13/00862/HPD
    View planning record

What's in 15 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

15 Caractacus Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£444,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£240,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 2013Most recent

    £240,000

    +4.3%over 3 years
  2. 25 November 2009

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 6JU: £442,500 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Caractacus Green homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Caractacus Green is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,495

Street avg £3,761

Strongly below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Healey Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Willow Tree Primary School. 33 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 6JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD18 6JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 6JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

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 15 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.