8a, St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
About 8a
8a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1PT). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 37 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–171 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
A recent sale: £265,000 in February 2025. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£665/sq ft) was about 117.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 22 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
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Planning history
8a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2025Most recent
£265,000
+476.1%over 27 years14 August 1997
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1PT: £580,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD17 1PT
16e, St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
Sold Jul 2024
£580,0008b, St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
Sold Dec 2022
£232,50014 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
Sold Nov 2022
£810,00016a, St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
Sold Aug 2022
£885,000First Floor Flat, 10 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PT
Sold Jun 2021
£222,000
Versus other St Johns Road homes
Years Held for 8a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,162
Street avg £7,902
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St John's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB