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Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 £1,561,000 is 11.5% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

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.

EPC 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
Planning

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.

  1. Sept 2016
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission reference 15/0820/HSE

    Agent
    SMB Design Services
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    16/1405/DOC
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2016
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a non material amendment to allow for an increase in door size at rear elevation following the grant of planning permission ref 15/0820/HSE

    Agent
    SMB Design Services
    Reference
    16/0978/MA
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Offley Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,561,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£1,400,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2024Most recent

    £1,400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8ER: £770,000 (2022–2012).

On the street

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)

On par

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Offley Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.5m

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£1.9m

1 Canter Close, Aldenham

WD25 8EX

£1.2m

1 Holbrook Gardens, Aldenham

WD25 8AB

3 bed2 bath
£1.1m

1 Church Farm Way, Aldenham

WD25 8BD

£1.1m

1 Morgan Gardens, Aldenham

WD25 8BF

£1.0m

1 Broadfield Way, Aldenham

WD25 8DZ

£1.0m

1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham

WD25 8NA

5 bed
£901k

1 Palomino Place, Aldenham

WD25 8FB

Area

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.
Full Watford report

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

1.5 km

Fair Field Junior School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for WD25 8ER

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 8ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Offley Cottage, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ER. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.