3 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA
About 3 Osborne Road
3 Osborne Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 77.2% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Osborne Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 September 2023
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Osborne Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Osborne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 March 2014Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7BA: £435,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Osborne Road homes
3 Osborne Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £3,043
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Windsor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







