23 The Thrums, Watford, WD24 6DJ
About 23 The Thrums
23 The Thrums is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 sits 193.6% above the 2002 sale of £202,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 45.7% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 23 The Thrums in 2022.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective - planning application for a single storey 4m depth rear extension. (Completed)
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00833/FULH
- Nov 2019ExtensionOutlineIn 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 6m for which the maximum height would be 3.6m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.9m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01190/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
23 The Thrums valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£202,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2002Most recent
£202,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6DJ: £375,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other The Thrums homes
On floor area, 23 The Thrums stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,453
Street avg £2,993
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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