3 Letchmore Cottages, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
About 3 Letchmore Cottages
3 Letchmore Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8EE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£805/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Letchmore Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8EE: £1,160,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in WD25 8EE
Four Trees, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
Sold Mar 2021
£4,500,000Heath Cottage, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
Sold Aug 2020
£1,160,0002 Letchmore Cottages, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
Sold Aug 2018
£435,000Primrose Cottage, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
Sold Aug 2016
£1,295,000Longridge, Common Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EE
Sold Dec 2006
£870,000
Versus other Common Lane homes
On price per m², 3 Letchmore Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,667
Street avg £6,497
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.9 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB








