Besant House, 2, Raphael Drive, Watford, WD24 4GU
About Besant House
Besant House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4GU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 681 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 63 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Besant 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Besant House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 17 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2017Most recent
£285,000
+71.2%over 7 years4 July 2010
£166,500
+19.0%over 6 years20 May 2004
£139,950
+64.7%over 3 years27 July 2000
£84,950
Median price across the last 2 sales in WD24 4GU: £210,750 (2023–2021).
Everything we know about Besant House, 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 Raphael Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, Besant House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Brocklesbury Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 35 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
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB