25 Alva Way, Watford, WD19 5EE
About 25 Alva Way
25 Alva Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £771,000 is 11.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £693,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Loft conversion including hip to gable roof enlargement, rear dormer window and front rooflights
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0587/CLPD
- Apr 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6 metres, maximum height 3.2 metres, maximum eaves height 3 metres)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0554/PDE
What's in 25 Alva Way, Watford, WD19 5EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 25 Alva Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£771,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 3 years.
£693,000
Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2022Most recent
£693,000
+74.8%over 2 years17 January 2020
£396,501
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5EE: £503,500 (2025–2017).
Versus other Alva Way homes
Floor Area for 25 Alva Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,290
Street avg £3,947
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.0 km
Alva Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Warren Dell Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB