13 The Mead, Watford, WD19 5BY
About 13 The Mead
13 The Mead is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 18.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 156.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £485,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
13 The Mead sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2013AmendmentIn report
Retrospective: Prefabricated garage (retention of hedge)
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0051/RSP
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 13 The Mead has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£485,000
+321.7%over 21 years24 May 1999
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5BY: £250,000 (2023–2007).
Versus other The Mead homes
13 The Mead is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,843
Street avg £3,678
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Delta Gain Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Meryl School. 27 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








