Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
786a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 786a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
786a is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 9FH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. At 52 m² this is the 11th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 36 units on file.
At 52 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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.
786a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
May 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 May 2027
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Mid 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 786a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
786a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
786a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 9FH: £292,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in WD25 9FH
Flat 3, 760 St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Sold Mar 2026
£292,000770a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Sold Mar 2025
£398,000796 St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Sold Apr 2022
£575,000Flat 4, 760 St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Sold Jul 2018
£277,000Summer Vale Court, Flat 1, 750 St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9FH
Sold Nov 2017
£250,000
Versus other St Albans Road homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
786a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rochester Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Grove Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD25 9FH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB
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