8a, Bucknalls Close, Watford, WD25 9NB
About 8a
8a is a detached house in Watford (WD25 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, HMO conversion, change of use to residential and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
5 applications on record at 8a, Bucknalls Close, Watford, WD25 9NB
- Aug 2012DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of 8A and 8B Bucknalls Close and erection of front, side and rear extension to Parkview to extend 4 existing flats
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0900/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOSept 2014Decision
- HMOApr 2014Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
8a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£191,000
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 9NB: £200,000 (2022–2001).
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Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Building Research Establishment — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School. 15 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.3dB
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55.5dB