31 Alva Way, Watford, WD19 5EE
About 31 Alva Way
31 Alva Way is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 43.1% above the 2014 sale price.
Energy performance
31 Alva Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Alva Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1971/FUL
What's in 31 Alva Way, Watford, WD19 5EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 Alva Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2014Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5EE: £510,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Alva Way homes
31 Alva Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,299
Street avg £4,168
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.0 km
Alva Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Warren Dell Primary School. 27 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








