3 Ivy Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AY
About 3 Ivy Cottages
3 Ivy Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Aldenham, Watford, Watford (WD25 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £620,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£626/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Ivy Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 PINE. Fell
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1565/TRC
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 and T2 2no. CYPRESS. Fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1758/TRC
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Ivy Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2023Most recent
£620,000
+29.2%over 6 years10 March 2017
£480,000
+78.1%over 9 years25 April 2007
£269,500
+88.5%over 6 years25 May 2000
£143,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in WD25 8AY: £377,375 (2018–2001).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
St John's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Fair Field Junior School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB








