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15 Lower Tail, Watford, WD19 5DD

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Lower Tail

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

15 Lower Tail is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD19 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 1996 — that's 30 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. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 470.6% above the 1996 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 79.4% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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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.

15 Lower Tail's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Lower Tail, Watford, WD19 5DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Lower Tail has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 15 Lower Tail was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£85,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 1996Most recent

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DD: £525,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Lower Tail homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 15 Lower Tail runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£691

Street avg £3,931

Strongly below

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Lower Tail

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

0.3 km

Romilly Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Meryl School. 26 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 5DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD19 5DD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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 15 Lower Tail, Watford, WD19 5DD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.