72 Hillrise Avenue, Watford, WD24 7NR
About 72 Hillrise Avenue
72 Hillrise Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £612,000 in January 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 63 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 43 EPCs). Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 12.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£902/sq ft) was about 148.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 January 2028
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
4 applications on record at 72 Hillrise Avenue, Watford, WD24 7NR
- Jul 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome 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 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.85m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00607/HPD
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2021Decision
- PorchNov 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£612,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2023Most recent
£612,000
+11.3%over 10 months6 April 2022
£550,000
+46.7%over 3 years23 October 2018
£375,000
+56.9%over 11 years28 December 2006
£239,000
+22.6%over 3 years7 February 2003
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7NR: £515,242 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD24 7NR
Versus other Hillrise Avenue homes
On price per m², 72 Hillrise Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,714
Street avg £5,158
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Douglas Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Knutsford Primary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB







