17 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BD
About 17 Elm Avenue
17 Elm Avenue is a detached house in Watford (WD19 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 80 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Elm Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Elm Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£655,000
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 WD19 4BD: £695,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Elm Avenue homes
17 Elm Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sherwoods Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bromet Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB








