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21 By The Wood, Watford, WD19 5AG

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 21 By The Wood

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 By The Wood is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD19 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in August 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 457.7% above the 1995 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 79% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageEn bloc

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 By The Wood

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 By The Wood, Watford, WD19 5AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 By The Wood has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2011
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension and internal alterations to create a ground floor WC/shower room

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    11/0891/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 21 By The Wood, Watford, WD19 5AG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 21 By The Wood was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£488,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1995)

£87,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 August 1995Most recent

    £87,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5AG: £462,500 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other By The Wood homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 21 By The Wood lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£875

Street avg £4,240

Strongly below

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 By The Wood

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

By The Wood — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Meryl School. 32 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD19 5AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD19 5AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 By The Wood, Watford, WD19 5AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.