53 Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9NE
About 53 Bucknalls Lane
53 Bucknalls Lane is a detached house in Watford (WD25 9NE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 sits 419.4% above the 1996 sale of £141,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 68.3% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
53 Bucknalls Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Bucknalls Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
53 Bucknalls Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£735,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£141,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 October 1996Most recent
£141,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 9NE: £465,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in WD25 9NE
Versus other Bucknalls Lane homes
53 Bucknalls Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£963
Street avg £3,817
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bucknalls Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Saint Michael's Catholic High School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
55.1dB








