1 Horwood Cottages, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EH
About 1 Horwood Cottages
1 Horwood Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8EH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 55.9% above the 2013 sale of £365,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last sold in September 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2014RenovationFullIn report
Insert full height door and window panel to rear elevation. Replace door with timber frame window to side elevation. Internal alterations.
- Agent
- Sage Design Services Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0164/HSE
- May 2004DemolitionHeritageIn report
Demolition of existing garage (Application for Conservation Area Consent).
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TP/03/1140
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Sales history & valuation
1 Horwood Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 2013Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8EH: £367,000 (2025–1998).
Versus other Back Lane homes
1 Horwood Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £6,947
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
1.0 km
Roundbush Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB