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23 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5NE

3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 23 Leggatts Way

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

23 Leggatts Way is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£694/sq ft) was about 291.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 7 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold November 2022 for £650,000. 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
Before you decide

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. May 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Retrospective application for the erection of a first floor rear extension

    Retrospective
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00405/FULH
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2019
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Extend first floor rear extension and convert dwelling house into 2no. two bed flats

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00225/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 23 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5NE's planning history?

3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

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 23 Leggatts Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£684,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£650,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2022Most recent

    £650,000

    +170.8%over 5 years
  2. 5 October 2017

    £240,000

    +23.1%over 11 years
  3. 20 January 2006

    £195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5NE: £275,000 (2017–2007).

On the street

Versus other Leggatts Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Leggatts Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,471

Street avg £2,631

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Leggatts Way

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
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.

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

Churchfields Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Orchard Primary School. 31 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 5NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 5NE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 5NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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 23 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5NE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.