15 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU
About 15 Caractacus Green
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2019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
Planning history
An application for a single-storey rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00222/FULH
- Sept 2013ExtensionOutlineIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
15 Caractacus Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 4 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2013Most recent
£240,000
+4.3%over 3 years25 November 2009
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 6JU: £442,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WD18 6JU
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Versus other Caractacus Green homes
15 Caractacus Green is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,495
Street avg £3,761
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB