The Oak, Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
About The Oak
The Oak is a detached house in Watford (WD19 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1880 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2010) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £665,500 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £792,000 is 19% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
The Oak ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2010AmendmentIn report
Retrospective application: Retention of dwelling as built with ridge heights of no more than 6.9 metres to Oxhey Lane frontage and no more than 6.5 metres to Carpenders Avenue
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1073/RSP
- May 2010AmendmentIn report
Retrospective: To retain ridge height of The Oak which exceeds the approved planning application 08/2145/FUL by 300mm
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/0364/RSP
What's in The Oak, Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Oak was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 21 years.
£665,500
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2020Most recent
£665,500
+51.2%over 9 years12 May 2011
£440,000
+29.4%over 2 years18 June 2008
£340,000
+136.2%over 8 years30 August 1999
£143,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5BS: £520,000 (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
£585,00031 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Apr 2019
£446,60013 Carpenders Avenue, Watford, WD19 5BS
Sold Mar 2019
£420,000
Versus other Carpenders Avenue homes
EPC Rating for The Oak runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £4,139
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 14 years
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
0.4 km
Upper Hitch — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB








