What kind of home is 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

18 East Drive, WD25 0AH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH sell for?

18 East Drive, WD25 0AH last sold for £420,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £195,000 in December 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH changed over time?

Across 4 sales between December 2004 and November 2021, 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH rose from £195,000 to £420,000, a change of £225,000. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

The current EPC rating for 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

18 East Drive, WD25 0AH has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD25 0AH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH use?

The latest EPC at 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

18 East Drive, WD25 0AH is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH in?

18 East Drive, WD25 0AH sits in Watford. It falls within the WD25 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

Police records around 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

The closest primary school to 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH is Cherry Tree Primary School (424m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Future Academies Watford (1.7km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH?

The closest bus stop to 18 East Drive, WD25 0AH is Library, 373m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 East Drive

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

18 East Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £420,000 in November 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 129.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

18 East Drive 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 17 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 East Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.

Current estimate

£439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£420,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

19 November 2021Most recent
£420,000
+12.0%over 4 years
28 November 2016
£375,000
+87.5%over 2 years
29 May 2014
£200,000
+2.6%over 9 years
10 December 2004
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0AH: £443,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WD25 0AH

On the street

Versus other East Drive homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 East Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,087

Street avg £4,294

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cherry Tree Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 0AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 0AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

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