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20 Hartwell House, Gibbs Couch, Watford, WD19 5EQ

Estimated value

£331,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£328,500)+1%
  • Against WD19 5EQ's recent median (£260,000)+27%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor mid floor
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£331,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£328,500)+1%
  • Against WD19 5EQ's recent median (£260,000)+27%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Hartwell House is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 5EQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2017

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in WD19 5EQ

    5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £328,500

    -9.3%over 3 years

  2. 5 September 2017

    £362,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5EQ: £260,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 20 Hartwell House

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

20 Hartwell House is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). At 70 m² this is the 15th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 70 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 42 EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.5% per year. Last sale on file: £328,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jul 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 July 2027

8 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Hartwell House, Gibbs Couch, Watford, WD19 5EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Hartwell House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Gibbs Couch homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Hartwell House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,693

Street avg £4,848

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

179/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Delta Gain Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Warren Dell Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Warren Dell Primary SchoolPrimary462m
  • St Meryl SchoolPrimary523m
  • Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolPrimary582m
  • Woodhall Primary SchoolPrimary768m

Nearest stops

  • Delta Gain ShopsBus stop92m
  • Carpenders Park Rail StationRailway station122m
  • Carpenders Park Rail StationRailway station136m
  • Carpenders Park Railway StationBus stop178m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences781 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour469 reports20%
  • Shoplifting295 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson164 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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.
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1 The Courtway

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£260k

1 Bucklands, Gibbs Couch

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1 By The Wood

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Hartwell House is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 5EQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 20 Hartwell House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Hartwell House was lodged in July 2017 at band D and is valid until July 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Hartwell House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD19 5EQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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