The Cottage, Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 sits 288.6% above the 1999 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 58.9% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 May 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 1999Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5BS: £585,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WD19 5BS
11 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Feb 2024
£625,0003 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Jan 2023
£520,00034 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Sept 2022
£585,000The Oak, Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Sept 2020
£665,50031 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Apr 2019
£446,600
Versus other Carpenders Avenue homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,312
Street avg £4,258
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Upper Hitch — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Meryl School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB