5 Erskine House, Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SG
About 5 Erskine House
5 Erskine House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD19 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 38 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 40% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Erskine House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Erskine House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Erskine House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2015Most recent
£155,000
+20.6%over 7 years26 July 2007
£128,500
+15.8%11 April 2007
£111,000
+192.1%over 9 years31 October 1997
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 7SG: £101,000 (2021–2001).
Versus other Oxhey Drive homes
5 Erskine House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Oxhey Wood Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Oxhey Wood 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB








