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23 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW

2 planning records

Estimated value

£504,000

  • Since the 1999 sale (£106,500)+373%
  • Against WD25 0HW's recent median (£505,000)0%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£504,000

  • Against its 1999 sale (£106,500)+373%
  • Against WD25 0HW's recent median (£505,000)0%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 23 Briar Road is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 0HW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    78 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999

  • Recent sales in WD25 0HW

    5 sales, median £505,000 (2025–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Briar Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 1999Most recent

    £106,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0HW: £505,000 (2025–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 23 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 23 Briar Road

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

23 Briar Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 373.2% above the 1999 sale of £106,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. At 78 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 14 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 May 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A an extension application was refused at 23 Briar Road in 2022.

2 applications on record at 23 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW

2decisions2extensions28documents2nearby
  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionAmendment
    Outcome in report

    Lawful development certificate for proposed ground floor, side and rear extension

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00853/LDC
    Full record in report
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  • The 28 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Briar Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Briar Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,365

Street avg £4,127

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
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

0.1 km

Kingswood Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Kingsway Junior School. 27 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Kingsway Junior SchoolPrimary611m
  • Kingsway Infants' SchoolPrimary668m
  • Leavesden JMI SchoolPrimary820m
  • Cherry Tree Primary SchoolPrimary930m

Nearest stops

  • Kingswood RoadBus stop81m
  • Sheepcot DriveBus stop146m
  • Lamb CloseBus stop235m
  • Sheepcot LaneBus stop357m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,012 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour559 reports20%
  • Other Theft357 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime216 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 0HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Briar Road is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 0HW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 23 Briar Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 23 Briar Road was lodged in May 2020 at band D and is valid until May 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 23 Briar Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD25 0HW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
23 Briar Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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