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5 Erskine House, Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SG

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
38 m²
409 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 5 Erskine House

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

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.

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 £198,000 is 27.7% 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.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2024

Current Certificate
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Erskine House, Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Erskine House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Erskine House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£198,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£155,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2015Most recent

    £155,000

    +20.6%over 7 years

  2. 26 July 2007

    £128,500

    +15.8%

  3. 11 April 2007

    £111,000

    +192.1%over 9 years

  4. 31 October 1997

    £38,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 7SG: £101,000 (2021–2001).

On the street

Versus other Oxhey Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Erskine House is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 69 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

38 m²

Street avg 45 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Erskine House

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£342k

1 Elliott Court, Oxhey Drive

WD19 7EN

2 bed2 bath
£404k

1 Blairhead Drive

WD19 7RB

2 bed1 bath
£409k

1 Arbroath Green

WD19 7QT

2 bed1 bath
£212k

1 Erskine House, Oxhey Drive

WD19 7SG

£214k

1 Gosforth Lane

WD19 7SR

£235k

1 Corbie House, St Andrews Way

WD19 7ES

£452k

1 Culverden Road

WD19 7RQ

3 bed
£516k

1 Embleton Road

WD19 7PW

3 bed1 bath
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

Oxhey Wood Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Oxhey Wood Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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 7SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD19 7SG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD19 7SG

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
FAQ

Common questions

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