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Last sold £599,000 in February 2026

53, Devon Road, Watford

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
1,044 sq ft / 97 sq m
Plot area
about 3,200 sq ft / 300 sq m
EPC rating
D
Elevation
About 67m — higher than about 20% of homes in Watford

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Price history in context

  • Feb 2026 — £599,000 · +37.7% · 15 pts behind the UK market
  • Mar 2015 — £435,000 · +107.2% · 43 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Aug 2002 — £209,950 · +75.0% · 33 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Dec 1999 — £120,000
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £599,000 £120,000 1999 2026

The life around it

  • Knutsford Primary Academy 7-min walk
  • Parkgate Junior School 15-min walk
  • Watford Junction station 698m
  • Woodland 1.4km
  • The coast (coastline) 21.2km
  • Lake 2.1km
  • Pond 513m
  • Canal 2.6km
  • River Colne 320m
  • Public Park 329m
  • Knutsford Recreation Ground 260m
  • Premier 601m
  • Rhodes Way (Nr) 186m

Broadband

  • Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Watford Junction, 698m away

  • 20 min London
  • 77 min Birmingham
  • 86 min Cambridge
  • 87 min Oxford

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,610 hours a year — sunnier than 60% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: no hills shade it. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 124 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Planning activity nearby

  • Conditions Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single story rear extension Jul 2025 source
  • Undecided Erection of a front porch extension with associated shower room. Jun 2026 source
  • Permitted Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with front roof light, rear dormer and… Mar 2026 source
  • Undecided Installation of air condensor units and flue (revised documents) Apr 2026 source
  • Conditions Change of use from B8 to Use Class E(g)(i) and E(g)(ii) for laboratory and office space Dec 2025 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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