23 On The Hill, Watford, WD19 5DS
About 23 On The Hill
23 On The Hill is a detached house in Watford (WD19 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £433,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
23 On The Hill has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
23 On The Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
£433,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£433,000
+420.1%over 26 years3 February 1995
£83,260
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DS: £530,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other On The Hill homes
On floor area, 23 On The Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,977
Street avg £4,129
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
By The Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Meryl School. 28 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








