19 The Thrums, Watford, WD24 6DJ
About 19 The Thrums
19 The Thrums is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 853.2% above the 1996 sale of £48,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 81.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 The Thrums has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.90m
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00409/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 19 The Thrums was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 1996Most recent
£48,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6DJ: £375,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other The Thrums homes
19 The Thrums is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£485
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Church of St Helen's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Beechfield School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB








