5 Oakdene Road, Watford, WD24 6RN
About 5 Oakdene Road
5 Oakdene Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6RN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for a loft conversion is awaiting a decision. At 73 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 22.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Oakdene Road has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2021Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x3 front roof lights
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01240/LDC
- Jul 2021ExtensionOutlineIn 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 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.50m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00874/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
5 Oakdene Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2017Most recent
£390,000
+91.2%over 12 years23 February 2005
£204,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6RN: £488,562 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WD24 6RN
Versus other Oakdene Road homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Oakdene Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,342
Street avg £3,588
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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
4/mo
Rising 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