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

8 planning records

Estimated value

£1,112,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£560,000)+99%
  • Against WD25 8NA's recent median (£557,500)+99%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,112,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£560,000)+99%
  • Against WD25 8NA's recent median (£557,500)+99%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Church Farm Cottages is modelled from its 210 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 8NA. 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

    210 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2025

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in WD25 8NA

    2 sales, median £557,500 (2020–1999)

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SalesLatest sale shown: January 2020Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 8 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2006Most recent

    £560,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn 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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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.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,112,000 sits 98.6% 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
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Everything you need to know about 1 Church Farm Cottages

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Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Dec 2025

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 December 2035

9 years remaining
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.

8 applications on record at 1 Church Farm Cottages, Church Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8NA

8decisions4extensions108documents2nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Feb 2003
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of outbuilding and erection of replacement building to be used as a workshop/store and sports room.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/02/1216
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. FullDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (8 on record)
  • All 8 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 108 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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

214/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Fair Field Junior SchoolPrimary1.4km
  • Highwood Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
  • St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.0km
  • Queens' SchoolSecondary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • St John's ChurchBus stop94m
  • Morgan GardensBus stop283m
  • Roundbush LaneBus stop475m
  • Edge Grove SchoolBus stop839m

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.

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£1.1m

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£1.2m

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Church Farm Cottages is modelled from its 210 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD25 8NA. 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 1 Church Farm Cottages. 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 1 Church Farm Cottages was lodged in December 2025 at band F and is valid until December 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to 1 Church Farm Cottages. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD25 8NA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Church Farm Cottages is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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