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1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NA

8 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Church Farm Cottages

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

1 Church Farm Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldenham, Watford, Watford (WD25 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,020,000 sits 82.1% above the 2006 sale of £560,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms5
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Church Farm 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.

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 1 Church Farm Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Oct 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Construction of glass link between side extension and adjacent ancillary space.

    Agent
    Jake Ireland Architects
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    25/0919/HSE
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2024
    Full
    In report

    Continued use of the garage for ancillary residential purposes.

    Agent
    Jake Ireland Architects
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    24/0852/HSE
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Church Farm 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.
Current estimate

£1,020,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£560,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2006Most recent

    £560,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in WD25 8NA: £557,500 (2020–1999).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Church Farm Cottages

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

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£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.
£1.2m

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3 bed2 bath
£891k

1 Middle Down, Aldenham

WD25 8BW

3 bed2 bath
£625k

1 Dairy Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham

WD25 8AL

3 bed
£1.0m

1 Broadfield Way, Aldenham

WD25 8DZ

£609k

1 Landor Cottages, Back Lane, Letchmore Heath

WD25 8EL

3 bed1 bath
£1.1m

1 Morgan Gardens, Aldenham

WD25 8BF

£1.1m

1 Church Farm Way, Aldenham

WD25 8BD

£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

0.1 km

St John's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Fair Field Junior School. 11 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 8NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD25 8NA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD25 8NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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 1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.