17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA
About 17 Osborne Road
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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 March 2035
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Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 17 Osborne Road in 2025.
4 applications on record at 17 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA
- 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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Sales history & valuation
17 Osborne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
Versus other Osborne Road homes
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
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB