7 Raphael Drive, Watford, WD24 4GY
About 7 Raphael Drive
7 Raphael Drive is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4GY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 119.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Raphael Drive 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 at least doubled since 2008.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 13 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£465,000
+152.7%over 13 years1 June 2008
£184,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4GY: £430,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in WD24 4GY
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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
7 Raphael Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,429
Street avg £2,852
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB