1 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
About 1 Austin Villas
1 Austin Villas is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD25 0GD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 133% above the 2004 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2015OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Insertion of shallow gradient ramps to external doors in flank and rear walls to create level access to property via level thresholds and alterations to fenestration, replacement flat roof, addition of rooflight and new connection to existing soil drain
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1129/CLPD
- Jul 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Access) and 4 (Disposal of surface water) pursuant to planning application 14/0469/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/1174/DIS
What's in 1 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Austin Villas valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2004Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0GD: £250,000 (2024–2000).
Nearby sales in WD25 0GD
6 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
Sold Jul 2024
£435,0007 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
Sold Mar 2010
£205,0008 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
Sold Dec 2009
£250,0005 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
Sold Jan 2006
£260,0003 Austin Villas, Woodside Road, Watford, WD25 0GD
Sold Feb 1997
£69,500
Versus other Austin Villas homes
EPC Rating for 1 Austin Villas runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,312
Street avg £2,770
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Orchard Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB








