7 Douglas Avenue, Watford, WD24 7LY
About 7 Douglas Avenue
7 Douglas Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 860 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2012–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 sits 56.4% above the 2015 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
7 Douglas Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 October 2020
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Planning history
7 Douglas Avenue 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
7 Douglas Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 4 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2015Most recent
£415,000
+66.0%over 3 years10 February 2012
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7LY: £510,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in WD24 7LY
Versus other Douglas Avenue homes
7 Douglas Avenue outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,191
Street avg £5,021
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Widgeon Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 27 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
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB