What type of property is 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR last sold for £300,000 in March 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £233,000 in June 2002, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

Across 2 sales between June 2002 and March 2010, 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR rose from £233,000 to £300,000, a change of £67,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,360 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR located?

17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR sits in Watford. It falls within the WD25 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR show an average of 214 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

The closest primary school to 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR is Kingsway Junior School (746m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Future Academies Watford (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ellwood Gardens, WD25 0DR is Sheepcot Drive, 171m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ellwood Gardens, Watford, WD25 0DR

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1360 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Ellwood Gardens

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

17 Ellwood Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1360 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £622,000 sits 107.3% above the 2010 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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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.

17 Ellwood Gardens'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 08 Sept 2019

Current Certificate

Sept 2009

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 September 2019

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ellwood Gardens, Watford, WD25 0DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ellwood Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Ellwood Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£622,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£300,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2010Most recent
£300,000
+28.8%over 7 years
13 June 2002
£233,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0DR: £505,000 (2024–2015).

Nearby sales in WD25 0DR

On the street

Versus other Ellwood Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Ellwood Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,375

Street avg £4,848

Strongly below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

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Crime

214/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sheepcot Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Kingsway Junior School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 0DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low

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80 dB

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