Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4a is a detached house in Aldenham, Watford, Watford (WD25 8AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2020. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,166,000 is 10.3% below the 2022 sale of £1,300,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£613/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £1,300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
4a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 May 2032
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4a has no planning applications on record.
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4a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2005.
£1,166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 18 years.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 18 years.
27 July 2022Most recent
£1,300,000
+100.0%over 1 year19 February 2021
£650,000
+132.1%over 16 years7 January 2005
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8AJ: £765,000 (2025–2024).
30 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ
Sold Aug 2025
10 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ
Sold Mar 2025
26 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ
Sold Nov 2024
56 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ
Sold Sept 2024
28 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ
Sold Sept 2024
4a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,599
Street avg £5,494
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
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Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hilfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Queens' School. 17 schools nearby.
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