Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA
4 planning records
Estimated value
£480,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£435,000)+10%
- Against WD24 7BA's recent median (£420,000)+14%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£480,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£435,000)+10%
- Against WD24 7BA's recent median (£420,000)+14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Osborne Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 7BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in WD24 7BA
5 sales, median £420,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Osborne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
15 July 2025Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7BA: £420,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD24 7BA
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 17 Osborne Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Osborne Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £435,000 in July 2025. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 123.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 March 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 17 Osborne Road in 2025.
4 applications on record at 17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA
4decisions4extensions43documents3nearby
- Jul 2025Loft ConversionAmendmentOutcome in report
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front rooflights
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00676/LDC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2025Decision
- ExtensionAug 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Versus other Osborne Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Osborne Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,506
Street avg £2,881
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
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
Windsor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Parkgate Junior SchoolPrimary205m
- Knutsford Primary AcademyPrimary532m
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary614m
- Beechfield SchoolPrimary970m
Nearest stops
- Windsor RoadBus stop131m
- Maude CrescentBus stop192m
- Buckingham RoadBus stop298m
- Parkgate RoadBus stop378m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences725 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour355 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports8%
- Other Theft140 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 7BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 17 Osborne Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 7BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Osborne Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Osborne Road was lodged in March 2025 at band D and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 17 Osborne Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD24 7BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 17 Osborne Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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