42 Greenfield Avenue, Watford, WD19 5DN
About 42 Greenfield Avenue
42 Greenfield Avenue is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused, 2 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 68 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for new windows is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory, single storey rear extension, detached garage and Construction of single storey rear extension, windows to side elevation
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0438/FUL
- Nov 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height 3.70 metres, maximum eaves height 2.50 metres)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1946/PDE
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Sales history & valuation
42 Greenfield Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DN: £500,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD19 5DN
Versus other Greenfield Avenue homes
On epc rating, 42 Greenfield Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Upper Hitch — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Meryl School. 25 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








