Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Judge Street is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Sold January 2022 for £360,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 August 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Judge Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
3 Judge Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 19 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 19 years.
26 January 2022Most recent
£360,000
+75.6%over 10 years17 November 2011
£205,000
+8.5%over 1 year21 December 2009
£189,000
+40.1%over 7 years22 August 2002
£134,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5AN: £375,000 (2025–2024).
EPC Rating for 3 Judge Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,373
Street avg £4,026
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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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