Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
3 planning records
Estimated value
£1,542,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£1,400,000)+10%
- Against WD25 8ER's recent median (£770,000)+100%
Newest record on this page: March 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£1,542,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£1,400,000)+10%
- Against WD25 8ER's recent median (£770,000)+100%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Offley Cottage is modelled from its 166 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 8ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
166 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in WD25 8ER
5 sales, median £770,000 (2022–2012)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Offley Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
1 March 2024Most recent
£1,400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8ER: £770,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WD25 8ER
Bernardine, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
Sold Jun 2022
£782,500Ranworth, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
Sold Sept 2020
£600,0004 The Green, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
Sold Oct 2019
£770,0001 The Green, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
Sold Sept 2015
£1,350,000Clarendon Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
Sold Mar 2012
£385,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Offley Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Offley Cottage is a detached house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,542,000 is 10.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£784/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,400,000 in March 2024.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Nov 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 November 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Offley Cottage.
3 applications on record at Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER
3decisions1extensions23documents2nearby
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0820/HSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2016Decision
- AmendmentJun 2016Decision
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Versus other The Green homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Offley Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
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
0.9 km
Roundbush Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Fair Field Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Fair Field Junior SchoolPrimary1.5km
- St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
- Bushey Meads SchoolSecondary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Roundbush LaneBus stop925m
- Edge Grove SchoolBus stop1.1km
- Kendals CloseBus stop1.2km
- New RoadBus stop1.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,012 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour559 reports20%
- Other Theft357 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime216 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 8ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Offley Cottage is modelled from its 166 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 8ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Offley Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Offley Cottage was lodged in November 2023 at band D and is valid until November 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Offley Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD25 8ER, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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