The Old Bakery, Grange Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EB
About The Old Bakery
The Old Bakery is a mid-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £786,000 is 28.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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Energy performance
The Old Bakery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Apr 2025RenovationOutlineIn report
Replacement of existing windows to first floor front elevation. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0271/CLP
- Sept 2013AmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission reference TP/13/0983.
- Agent
- Prestige Projects Mgt Ltd
- Reference
- 13/1969/MA
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Bakery has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£786,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 13 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2013Most recent
£610,000
+59.2%over 6 years17 August 2006
£383,100
+36.8%over 6 years25 February 2000
£280,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in WD25 8EB: £173,375 (2022–1996).
Versus other Grange Lane homes
The Old Bakery outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,357
Street avg £4,362
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
0.8 km
Roundbush Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Fair Field Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB