What type of property is 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

13 West Drive, WD25 0AL is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

13 West Drive, WD25 0AL last sold for £152,000 in October 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £79,950 in October 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

Across 3 sales between October 2001 and October 2010, 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL rose from £79,950 to £152,000, a change of £72,050. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

The current EPC rating for 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

13 West Drive, WD25 0AL has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (437 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD25 0AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL heated?

The latest EPC at 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

13 West Drive, WD25 0AL is in council tax band C.

Where is 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL located?

13 West Drive, WD25 0AL sits in Watford. It falls within the WD25 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL in a safe area?

Police records around 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL 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.

Which schools serve 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

The closest primary school to 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL is Cherry Tree Primary School (300m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Future Academies Watford (1.7km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL?

The closest bus stop to 13 West Drive, WD25 0AL is Rushton Avenue, 445m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 West Drive, Watford, WD25 0AL

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Floor area

41 m²

437 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 West Drive

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

13 West Drive is a one-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD25 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 437 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 68.4% above the 2010 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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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.

13 West Drive'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 03 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 West Drive, Watford, WD25 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 West 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.

13 West Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£152,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

21 October 2010Most recent
£152,000
+20.6%over 5 years
7 July 2005
£126,000
+57.6%over 3 years
18 October 2001
£79,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0AL: £370,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in WD25 0AL

On the street

Versus other West Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 13 West Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,744

Street avg £4,154

Below

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.8 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

Rushton Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

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