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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
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.

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.

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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

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
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.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Erskine House

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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

£217,000

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

See how we calculated this
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 11 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 70 (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

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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£14.99one-off

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Preview of the full property report

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Erskine House, Oxhey Drive, Watford, WD19 7SG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.