What type of property is 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP last change hands?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP last sold for £410,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £87,500 in May 1995, so prices have been rising over 30 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 1995 and September 2025, 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP rose from £87,500 to £410,000, a change of £322,500. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

The current EPC rating for 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP heated?

The latest EPC at 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP had any planning applications?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP has an active planning application for single-storey rear extension (ref. 25/1599/FUL), filed in September 2025, currently awaiting a decision. Across the wider record there are 1 approved application on file. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP is in council tax band D.

Where is 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP located?

49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP sits in Watford. It falls within the WD19 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

Police records around 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

The closest primary school to 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP is St Meryl School (447m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Grange Academy (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP?

The closest bus stop to 49 The Courtway, WD19 5DP is Upper Hitch, 82m away. The nearest rail option is Carpenders Park Rail Station, 762m away.

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49 The Courtway, Watford, WD19 5DP

Extendable2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 49 The Courtway

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

49 The Courtway is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £410,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 11.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

Building

Central heatingYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 The Courtway, Watford, WD19 5DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2025
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension; loft conversion including increase in ridge height with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and front rooflights
Extension
Documents
23 docs on file
Reference
25/1599/FUL
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Mar 2026
Loft ConversionOutline
In report
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer, front rooflights and internal alterations.
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
26/0036/CLPD
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What's in 49 The Courtway, Watford, WD19 5DP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

49 The Courtway has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£457,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£410,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£410,000
+368.6%over 30 years
29 May 1995
£87,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DP: £500,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WD19 5DP

On the street

Versus other The Courtway homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

49 The Courtway is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,256

Street avg £5,192

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£371k

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1 Kimblewick, By The Wood

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1 The Courtway

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£356k

1 Chartridge, The Hoe

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1 By The Wood

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1 Foxleys

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1 Bucklands, Gibbs Couch

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Upper Hitch — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Meryl School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD19 5DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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