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 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold March 2024 for £470,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for subdivision is currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2025SubdivisionFullIn 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
- Oct 2025AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, plus single porch extension to form a granny annex to the original house
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00811/FULH
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Beechwood Rise valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£474,000
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
Everything we know about 1 Beechwood Rise, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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 £4,059
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 92 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
4/mo
Rising 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB