1b, The Square, Watford, WD24 6ND
About 1b
1b is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6ND). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 234.4% above the 2002 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 28.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1b has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2009ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00007/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
1b's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 2002Most recent
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6ND: £550,000 (2024–2017).
Versus other The Square homes
1b outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,439
Street avg £3,748
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Church of St Helen's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beechfield School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB