Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Forest Road, Watford, WD25 7QP
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 23 Forest Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Forest Road is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD25 7QP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 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.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Oct 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 October 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Forest Road, Watford, WD25 7QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 2021Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 7QP: £337,500 (2026–2015).
Versus other Forest Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Forest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,036
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leavesden JMI School. 24 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 7QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB
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