Brew Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
About Brew Cottage
Brew Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD25 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £595,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 102.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 October 2024
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at Brew Cottage in 2022.
4 applications on record at Brew Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
- Mar 2018RenovationFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for the replacement of windows.
RetrospectiveNew Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0023/HSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2023Decision
- ExtensionApr 2023Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Brew Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£595,000
+28.0%over 5 years24 April 2016
£465,000
+47.6%over 8 years4 March 2008
£315,000
+17.5%over 4 years9 September 2003
£268,000
+98.5%over 5 years29 January 1998
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8AX: £700,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WD25 8AX
Milne House, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Feb 2022
£975,000Otterspool House, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Aug 2014
£1,000,000Sewell Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Jan 2013
£365,000The Clockhouse, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Nov 2012
£700,000Colne Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Jul 2003
£308,000
Versus other Otterspool Lane homes
Brew Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,459
Street avg £3,833
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 13.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Widgeon Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
The Grove Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

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