1 Sunnyside, New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
About 1 Sunnyside
1 Sunnyside is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 54.4% above the 2014 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Sunnyside has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part single and two storey rear extension to include rooflights to side and rear elevations. Revised Application.
- Agent
- Bellis Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0036/HSE
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part single and two storey rear extension together with insertion of rooflights into side and rear roof slopes.
- Agent
- Bellis Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/1742/HSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Sunnyside
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Sales history & valuation
1 Sunnyside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 2014Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8ED: £570,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in WD25 8ED
7 New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
Sold Sept 2021
£570,000Laurel Cottage, New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
Sold Aug 2021
£575,0004 Sunnyside, New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
Sold Jun 2019
£467,5003 Sunnyside, New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
Sold Sept 2015
£440,000Orchard House, New Road, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ED
Sold Feb 2012
£1,325,000
Versus other New Road homes
On price per m², 1 Sunnyside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,871
Street avg £6,840
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB








