27 Oakdene Road, Watford, WD24 6RN
About 27 Oakdene Road
27 Oakdene Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6RN). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 134.6% above the 2005 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 May 2026
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 27 Oakdene Road, Watford, WD24 6RN
- Jun 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in 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 2.75m and the height of the eaves would be 2.50m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00675/HPD
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
27 Oakdene Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2005Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6RN: £482,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in WD24 6RN
Versus other Oakdene Road homes
27 Oakdene Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,356
Street avg £3,737
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Bushey Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB