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2 Leaper Cottages, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ES

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Leaper Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Leaper Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Letchmore Heath, Watford, Watford (WD25 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 46% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Leaper Cottages

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2020from Jan 2010
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Leaper Cottages, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Leaper Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Leaper Cottages

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

2 Leaper Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£478,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£327,500

Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2010Most recent

    £327,500

    -6.4%over 3 years

  2. 4 January 2007

    £349,950

    +64.7%over 1 year

  3. 24 March 2005

    £212,500

    +203.6%over 8 years

  4. 9 December 1996

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 8ES: £525,000 (2019–2005).

On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Leaper Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

65 (D)

Street avg 58 (D)

Above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 177 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Leaper Cottages

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.
£450k

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2 bed2 bath
£750k

1 Holmes Cottages, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath

WD25 8EN

2 bed
£575k

1 Church Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham

WD25 8BA

1 bed
£600k

1 Back Lane, Letchmore Heath

WD25 8EF

1 bed1 bath
£609k

1 Landor Cottages, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath

WD25 8EL

3 bed1 bath
£625k

1 Dairy Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham

WD25 8AL

3 bed
£891k

1 Middle Down, Aldenham

WD25 8BW

3 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Holbrook Gardens, Aldenham

WD25 8AB

3 bed2 bath
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 8ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD25 8ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 8ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

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 2 Leaper Cottages, The Green, Letchmore Heath, Watford, WD25 8ES. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.