Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE
1 planning record
Estimated value
£1,173,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£9,375)+12412%
- Against WD19 4BE's recent median (£9,375)+12412%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
236 m²
2540 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,173,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£9,375)+12412%
- Against WD19 4BE's recent median (£9,375)+12412%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Elm Avenue is modelled from its 236 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 4BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
236 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in WD19 4BE
5 sales, median £9,375 (2025–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Elm Avenue's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Sales timeline
1 June 2025Most recent
£9,375
-98.7%over 11 years15 May 2014
£745,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 4BE: £9,375 (2025–2025).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Elm Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Elm Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -32.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,173,000 sits 12412% above the 2025 sale of £9,375. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4/sq ft) was about 98.6% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £9,375. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Elm Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2023
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2013
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 November 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Nov 2013from Jan 2011
EPC improved fromE42toD60
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low Energy Lighting
50%5%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 8 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE
1decisions1extensions68documents4nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Oct 2012DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Loft conversion and demolition of garage and outbuildings to erect a two-storey rear extension (amended plans)
Extension- Documents
- 68 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00701/FULH
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Versus other Elm Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Elm Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£40
Street avg £3,045
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
179/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Bromet Primary SchoolPrimary718m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary891m
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Bushey Manor Junior SchoolPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Sherwoods RoadBus stop195m
- Heath RoadBus stop313m
- Upper HitchBus stop554m
- By The WoodBus stop593m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences781 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour469 reports20%
- Shoplifting295 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson164 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD19 4BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Elm Avenue is modelled from its 236 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 4BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Elm Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Elm Avenue was lodged in November 2013 at band D and expired in November 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Elm Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD19 4BE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Elm Avenue is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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