Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£236,000
- Since the 2004 sale (£126,000)+87%
- Against WD19 5JA's recent median (£300,000)-21%
Newest record on this page: May 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
47 m²
506 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£236,000
- Against its 2004 sale (£126,000)+87%
- Against WD19 5JA's recent median (£300,000)-21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Champneys is modelled from its 47 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 5JA. 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
47 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2018
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in WD19 5JA
5 sales, median £300,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Champneys has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
23 August 2004Most recent
£126,000
+48.3%over 3 years27 June 2001
£84,950
+50.4%over 3 years17 June 1998
£56,500
+18.9%over 12 months17 June 1997
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5JA: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WD19 5JA
12 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
Sold May 2024
£270,00011 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
Sold Mar 2024
£348,00015 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
Sold Aug 2023
£300,00014 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
Sold Jan 2022
£337,5006 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA
Sold Jun 2021
£280,000
What this page doesn't show
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- 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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About 8 Champneys
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Champneys is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD19 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 2nd 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 47 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 87.3% above the 2004 sale of £126,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Champneys sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Dec 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 December 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Champneys, Upper Hitch, Watford, WD19 5JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Champneys has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Champneys homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Champneys runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,681
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
179/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- St Meryl SchoolPrimary550m
- Warren Dell Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- Bromet Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- Upper HitchBus stop45m
- By The WoodBus stop395m
- Alva WayBus stop596m
- Sherwoods RoadBus stop601m
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.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Champneys is modelled from its 47 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WD19 5JA. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 8 Champneys. 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 8 Champneys was lodged in December 2018 at band E and is valid until December 2028. 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 8 Champneys. 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 5JA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Champneys is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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