15 Desmond Road, Watford, WD24 5LH
About 15 Desmond Road
15 Desmond Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 21.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £442,000 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
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Certificate validity
Valid until 25 October 2029
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 15 Desmond Road.
1 application on record at 15 Desmond Road, Watford, WD24 5LH
- Jun 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of ground floor and 1st floor rear extension plus porch and roof and minor alterations
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00321/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Desmond Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 24 years.
£442,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2020Most recent
£442,000
+550.0%over 23 years29 November 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5LH: £385,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WD24 5LH
Versus other Desmond Road homes
On floor area, 15 Desmond Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,291
Street avg £4,092
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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123/mo
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Nearest stop
0.2 km
Courtlands Drive Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Orchard Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB