13 Purbrock Avenue, Watford, WD25 0AD
About 13 Purbrock Avenue
13 Purbrock Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD25 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 54.7% above the 2015 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
13 Purbrock Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Aug 2016Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear dormer and 3no. rooflights to front.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00905/LDC
- Dec 2015ExtensionOutlineIn 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 4m for which the maximum height would be 3.75 m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.75 m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01771/HPD
What's in 13 Purbrock Avenue, Watford, WD25 0AD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 17 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2015Most recent
£300,000
+98.7%over 15 years17 November 1999
£151,000
+18.4%2 June 1999
£127,500
+48.3%9 December 1998
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0AD: £530,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WD25 0AD
Versus other Purbrock Avenue homes
13 Purbrock Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,371
Street avg £3,917
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB








