3 Horwood Cottages, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8EH
About 3 Horwood Cottages
3 Horwood Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8EH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 169.2% above the 1999 sale of £188,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 March 2035
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Planning history
3 Horwood Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Horwood Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.1% per year over 5 years.
£188,700
Growth on file: 24.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 1999Most recent
£188,700
+169.6%over 4 years10 March 1995
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8EH: £367,000 (2025–1998).
Versus other Back Lane homes
On price per m², 3 Horwood Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,093
Street avg £7,582
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
1.0 km
Roundbush Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Fair Field Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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A Local Area 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