42 Beech Road, Watford, WD24 6NY
About 42 Beech Road
42 Beech Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6NY). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (amended plans)
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00008/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
42 Beech Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6NY: £370,000 (2024–2014).
Versus other Beech Road homes
On floor area, 42 Beech Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB








