Triangle Cottage, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
About Triangle Cottage
Triangle Cottage is a detached house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,883,000 is 37.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£688/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.
Energy performance
Triangle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Triangle Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021RenovationAmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment to allow for alterations to glazing and fenestration and insertion of additional roof light following the grant of planning permission ref 20/2051/HSE
- Agent
- David Salisbury Joinery
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0677/MA
- Feb 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey orangery to rear elevation.
- Agent
- David Salisbury Joinery
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/2051/HSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Triangle Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,883,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2017Most recent
£1,370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8EF: £650,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in WD25 8EF
3 Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
Sold Dec 2023
£373,000Jasmine Cottage, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
Sold May 2022
£1,041,3112 Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
Sold Jun 2021
£512,500Taverners, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
Sold Nov 2019
£700,000Rose Cottage, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EF
Sold Sept 2016
£650,000
Versus other Back Lane homes
Triangle Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
1.0 km
Roundbush Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Fair Field Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB








