What type of property is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE sell for?

12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE last sold for £668,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £499,950 in July 2014, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

Across 2 sales between July 2014 and September 2022, 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE rose from £499,950 to £668,000, a change of £168,050. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

The current EPC rating for 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in November 2025. It has dropped from a B recorded in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,550 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WD25 7NE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE have?

12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2017. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE located?

12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE sits in Leavesden, Watford, Watford. It falls within the WD25 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

The closest primary school to 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE is Leavesden JMI School (621m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Future Academies Watford (1.7km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE?

The closest bus stop to 12 Offord Grove, WD25 7NE is Hercules Way South, 183m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Offord Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7NE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

144 m²

1550 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 12 Offord Grove

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

12 Offord Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavesden, Watford, Watford (WD25 7NE). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Last sale on file: £668,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2025

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Offord Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2017
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
17/2030/FUL
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What's in 12 Offord Grove, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7NE'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 12 Offord Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£702,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£668,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

8 September 2022Most recent
£668,000
+33.6%over 8 years
29 July 2014
£499,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7NE: £475,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in WD25 7NE

On the street

Versus other Offord Grove homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Offord Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,639

Street avg £4,331

Above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hercules Way South — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Leavesden JMI School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 7NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 7NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

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