5 Hatfield Road, Watford, WD24 4DA
About 5 Hatfield Road
5 Hatfield Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2025 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 89 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Hatfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
- Sept 2020AmendmentIn report
Lawful development certificate to confirm the lawful use of a residential dwellinghouse (Class C3) for a use within Class C3(b) (not more than six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00746/LDC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Hatfield Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4DA: £370,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in WD24 4DA
Everything we know about 5 Hatfield Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hatfield Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Hatfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Regent Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Parkgate Junior School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB