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52 Hillrise Avenue, Watford, WD24 7NR

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 52 Hillrise Avenue

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

52 Hillrise Avenue is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£901/sq ft) was about 148% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 Hillrise Avenue, Watford, WD24 7NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

52 Hillrise Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2024
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.90m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.70m

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    24/00468/HPD
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£508,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£475,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 November 2022Most recent

    £475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7NR: £591,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Hillrise Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 52 Hillrise Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£9,694

Street avg £5,159

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 52 Hillrise Avenue

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

0.2 km

Douglas Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Knutsford Primary Academy. 31 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 7NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 7NR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 7NR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.9dB

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 52 Hillrise Avenue, Watford, WD24 7NR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.