20 Hope Green, Watford, WD25 7HQ
About 20 Hope Green
20 Hope Green is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD25 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
20 Hope Green sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and increase in roof height of existing outbuilding
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00302/FULH
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of Single Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01287/FULH
What's in 20 Hope Green, Watford, WD25 7HQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Hope Green was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
+292.2%over 22 years31 January 2000
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7HQ: £400,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Hope Green homes
On co₂ emissions, 20 Hope Green runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,386
Street avg £3,985
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
The Hammer in Hand PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery. 24 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB








