5 Maude Crescent, Watford, WD24 6BN
About 5 Maude Crescent
5 Maude Crescent is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 83 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 25.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. Last sale on file: £375,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2010PorchFullIn report
Repositioning of front porch wall to clear storm drain
Extension- Documents
- 39 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00423/FULH
- Mar 2010ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 6 fencing and means of enclosure and condition 7 (refuse, recycling store and bicycle storage) imposed on planning permission Ref 09/00783/FUL for the erection of two storey extension and conversion to two flats.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00028/DISCON
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 2 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2021Most recent
£375,000
+15.4%over 2 years31 October 2018
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6BN: £329,950 (2021–2012).
Versus other Maude Crescent homes
On epc rating, 5 Maude Crescent stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maude Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








