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17 Brighton Road, Watford, WD24 5HN

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Brighton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Brighton Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5HN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 106.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £438,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Brighton Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brighton Road, Watford, WD24 5HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Brighton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 17 Brighton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£438,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 July 2022Most recent

    £438,000

    +93.8%over 9 years

  2. 28 March 2013

    £226,000

    +10.2%over 6 years

  3. 3 November 2006

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5HN: £407,978 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Brighton Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Brighton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,615

Street avg £4,530

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 76 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Brighton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£350k

1 Chatsworth Mews, Diamond Road

WD24 5HD

2 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Leaford Crescent

WD24 5JQ

2 bed1 bath
£421k

1 Leavesden Road

WD24 5EB

3 bed1 bath
£416k

1 Diamond Road

WD24 5EN

3 bed
£444k

1 Garfield Street

WD24 5HA

3 bed1 bath
£447k

1 Lowestoft Road

WD24 5AX

3 bed1 bath
£489k

1 Acme Road

WD24 5AH

3 bed2 bath
£495k

1 Gisburne Way

WD24 5BA

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Longspring — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Beechfield School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 5HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 5HN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 5HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Brighton Road, Watford, WD24 5HN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.