1 Howard Close, Watford, WD24 5JB
About 1 Howard Close
1 Howard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5JB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 124.3% above the 2007 sale of £280,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 Howard Close, Watford, WD24 5JB
- Apr 2009PorchFullOutcome in report
Replacement porch
Extension- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00142/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryMar 2019Decision
- Loft ConversionSept 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2007Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5JB: £346,000 (2025–2008).
Versus other Howard Close homes
1 Howard Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,205
Street avg £3,348
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leggatts Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Beechfield School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB