31 Leggatts Way, Watford, WD24 5NE

31 Leggatts Way is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £701,000 sits 186.1% above the 2004 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.