2a, Ash Tree Road, Watford, WD24 6RT
About 2a
2a is a detached house in Watford (WD24 6RT). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 413.8% above the 1997 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 September 2030
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Planning history
2a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£87,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 1997Most recent
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6RT: £340,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in WD24 6RT
Versus other Ash Tree Road homes
2a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £4,945
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 27 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB