17a, Blackwell Drive, Watford, WD19 4HP
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Watford (WD19 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 February 2035
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17a, Blackwell Drive, Watford, WD19 4HP
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00183/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
17a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£422,000
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 4HP: £430,000 (2019–2014).
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Versus other Blackwell Drive homes
17a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
179/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Riverside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Field Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB