8 Lower Tail, Watford, WD19 5DD
About 8 Lower Tail
8 Lower Tail is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD19 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 152 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 3 November 2030
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Planning history
8 Lower Tail 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
Latest sale on 8 Lower Tail was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2021Most recent
£625,000
+101.6%over 18 years6 April 2003
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DD: £570,000 (2026–2024).
Versus other Lower Tail homes
8 Lower Tail outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,112
Street avg £3,755
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.3 km
Romilly Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Meryl School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB