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39 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1QB

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 39 St Johns Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

39 St Johns Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £705,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 39 St Johns Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

39 St Johns Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Nov 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 November 2029

3 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39 St Johns Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£731,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£705,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2022Most recent

    £705,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 1QB: £398,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other St Johns Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 39 St Johns Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,406

Street avg £2,717

Above

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 39 St Johns Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£757k

10 Canterbury Road

WD17 1QT

5 bed
£589k

10 Westland Road

WD17 1QS

4 bed
£335k

1 Wellington Road

WD17 1QU

3 bed1 bath
£435k

1 Franklin Road

WD17 1QD

2 bed1 bath
£426k

101 St Albans Road

WD17 1RD

£398k

10 Franklin Road

WD17 1QD

2 bed1 bath
£360k

103 105, Flat 3, St Albans Road

WD17 1RD

Flat
£353k

10 Terrace Gardens

WD17 1RB

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

266/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Beechen Grove North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD17 1QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD17 1QB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD17 1QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 39 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1QB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.