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1 Carew Way, Watford, WD19 5BG

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Carew Way

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

1 Carew Way is a detached house in Watford (WD19 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 224.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £840,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Carew Way, Watford, WD19 5BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 1 Carew Way was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Sept 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Tree 2 (sycamore) - reduce the tree to around 7 m above ground level and 5 m in overall spread, maintain at this size by pruning every third year. Tree 3 (holly) - remove. See attached report

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    25/1269/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 - Sycamore Fell

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    25/1275/DDD
    View planning record

What's in 1 Carew Way, Watford, WD19 5BG's planning history?

7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£875,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£840,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 November 2021Most recent

    £840,000

    +290.7%over 23 years
  2. 20 August 1998

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5BG: £700,000 (2025–2011).

On the street

Versus other Carew Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Carew Way stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,720

Street avg £3,472

Strongly above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 124 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Carew Way

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

0.5 km

Upper Hitch — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Meryl School. 25 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 5BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD19 5BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

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 1 Carew Way, Watford, WD19 5BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.