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3 Lester Court, Buckingham Road, Watford, WD24 7BT

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Lester Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Lester Court is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 539.2% above the 1997 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 79.2% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Lester Court 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Lester Court, Buckingham Road, Watford, WD24 7BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Lester Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Lester Court

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Lester Court was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£505,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£79,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 October 1997Most recent

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7BT: £455,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Lester Court is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£598

Street avg £4,141

Strongly below

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Lester Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Buckingham Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 7BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 7BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 7BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Lester Court, Buckingham Road, Watford, WD24 7BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.