79b, Eastbury Road, Watford, WD19 4JP
About 79b
79b is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An active application for a loft conversion is awaiting a decision. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£700/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at 79b was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2023FullIn report
Erection of a Dropped Kerb
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00698/FULH
- May 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed double hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front rooflights
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00757/FULH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 79b
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 2022Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 4JP: £390,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD19 4JP
Versus other Eastbury Road homes
79b outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,534
Street avg £4,694
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Thorpe Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bromet Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB








