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 £828,000 is 35.7% 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.
Energy performance
The Old Bakery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 May 2033
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Planning history
5 applications on record at The Old Bakery, Grange Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EB
- Jun 2013RenovationFullOutcome in report
Internal works, proposed new & replacement windows. (Amended Plans received 3/6/13).
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/13/0983
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2025Decision
- AmendmentSept 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Bakery has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£828,000
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
214/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







