What kind of home is 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB last sold for £825,000 in July 2006, around 20 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

The current EPC rating for 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (2,314 sq ft), around 72 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD25 8AB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB use?

The latest EPC at 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB in?

23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB sits in Aldenham, Watford, Watford. It falls within the WD25 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB 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.

What schools are near 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

The closest primary school to 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB is Fair Field Junior School (1.6km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queens' School (2.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB?

The closest bus stop to 23 Holbrook Gardens, WD25 8AB is St John's Church, 737m away. The nearest rail option is Garston (Herts) Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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23 Holbrook Gardens, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

215 m²

2314 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Holbrook Gardens

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

23 Holbrook Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldenham, Watford, Watford (WD25 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £1,234,000 is 49.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm.

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
Bathrooms2

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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.

23 Holbrook Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2013

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Holbrook Gardens, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Holbrook Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£1,234,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£825,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 July 2006Most recent
£825,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8AB: £1,415,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in WD25 8AB

On the street

Versus other Holbrook Gardens homes

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

On price per m², 23 Holbrook Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,837

Street avg £5,314

Strongly below

Floor Area

215 m²

Street avg 266 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.

Full Watford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

St John's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Fair Field Junior School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 8AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 8AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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