Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1a, Judge Street, Watford, WD24 5AN
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2017. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 48 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 66 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 September 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a, Judge Street, Watford, WD24 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1a, Judge Street, Watford, WD24 5AN
1decisions20documents3nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- Apr 2017Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Notification for the change of use from office (class B1(a)) to a dwellinghouse (class C3)
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00211/OPD
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
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 5AN: £375,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WD24 5AN
Versus other Judge Street homes
Four headline reads against 60 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 1a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shakespeare Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkgate Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 5AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB
55 dB
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