16 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU
About 16 Caractacus Green
16 Caractacus Green is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 sits 447.4% above the 1999 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 75.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Caractacus Green has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Existing garden room/gym with toilet and shower facilities.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00228/FULH
- Mar 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of front porch extension
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00099/FULH
What's in 16 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Caractacus Green's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£116,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 1999Most recent
£116,000
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
On floor area, 16 Caractacus Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£753
Street avg £3,870
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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