21 By The Wood, Watford, WD19 5AG
About 21 By The Wood
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 By The Wood has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2011ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 By The Wood was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£87,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 1995Most recent
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5AG: £462,500 (2025–2019).
Versus other By The Wood homes
Price per m² for 21 By The Wood lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£875
Street avg £4,240
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB








