What kind of home is 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

16 Champneys, WD19 5JA is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

16 Champneys, WD19 5JA last sold for £290,000 in October 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £46,500 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between August 1995 and October 2020, 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA rose from £46,500 to £290,000, a change of £243,500. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

The current EPC rating for 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

16 Champneys, WD19 5JA has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WD19 5JA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA use?

The latest EPC at 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

16 Champneys, WD19 5JA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA in?

16 Champneys, WD19 5JA sits in Watford. It falls within the WD19 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

Police records around 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

The closest primary school to 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA is St Meryl School (550m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Grange Academy (1.5km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Champneys, WD19 5JA is Upper Hitch, 45m away. The nearest rail option is Carpenders Park Rail Station, 806m away.

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16 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 16 Champneys

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

16 Champneys is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 76 m² this is the 13th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 76 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 11% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £290,000.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Champneys has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 16 Champneys has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£290,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2020Most recent
£290,000
+65.7%over 14 years
1 June 2006
£175,000
+10.8%over 3 years
6 December 2002
£158,000
+60.4%over 1 year
14 December 2000
£98,500
+111.8%over 5 years
15 August 1995
£46,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5JA: £300,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WD19 5JA

On the street

Versus other Champneys homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Champneys is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,816

Street avg £3,603

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Upper Hitch — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Meryl School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 5JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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80 dB

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