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47 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 47 Briar Road

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

47 Briar Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 is 16.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2014
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Demolish existing garage and erect a single storey rear and side extension incorporating the rebuilding of the garage, with the addition of a single storey front porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    14/00884/FULH
    View planning record

What's in 47 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 47 Briar Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£639,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£550,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 January 2018Most recent

    £550,000

    +139.1%over 12 years
  2. 9 December 2005

    £230,000

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

On the street

Versus other Briar Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

47 Briar Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,135

Street avg £3,891

Below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 47 Briar Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

Crime

4/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 47 Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0HW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.