Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Milne House is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD25 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £975,000. Across the public record there are 4 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 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,090,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Milne House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Milne House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Milne House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£1,090,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
11 February 2022Most recent
£975,000
+77.3%over 7 years28 February 2014
£550,000
+10.0%over 13 years13 September 2000
£500,000
+143.9%over 3 years1 May 1997
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8AX: £595,000 (2021–2012).
Brew Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Sept 2021
Otterspool House, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Aug 2014
Sewell Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Jan 2013
The Clockhouse, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Nov 2012
Colne Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX
Sold Jul 2003
On years held, Milne House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,472
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 12.9 t/year
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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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