1 Beechwood Rise, Watford, WD24 6SE
About 1 Beechwood Rise
1 Beechwood Rise is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6SE). 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 (February 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£598/sq ft) was about 157.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold March 2024 for £470,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 February 2033
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at 1 Beechwood Rise, Watford, WD24 6SE
- Feb 2025SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions, first floor rear extension and internal alterations for a change of use from a single dwelling into a 3 bed 4 person ground floor flat and a 1 bed 1 person first floor flat.
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00113/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexOct 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Beechwood Rise valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2024Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6SE: £505,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD24 6SE
Versus other Beechwood Rise homes
1 Beechwood Rise outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,438
Street avg £3,926
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
0.1 km
Bushey Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







