27 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY
About 27 Highfield
27 Highfield is a detached house in Watford (WD19 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1998 — that's 28 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. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 248.3% above the 1998 sale of £216,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 44.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
27 Highfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Highfield has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and single storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1921/FUL
What's in 27 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 Highfield's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£216,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 1998Most recent
£216,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DY: £585,000 (2023–2020).
Versus other Highfield homes
27 Highfield is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,296
Street avg £4,027
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.5 km
Romilly Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Meryl School. 25 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








