5 Stanley Road, Watford, WD17 2QU
About 5 Stanley Road
5 Stanley Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 2QU). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 136.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2019. Sold January 2019 for £544,000.
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Energy performance
5 Stanley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Apr 2019HMOAmendmentIn report
Change of use from Class C2 (care home) to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to 10 persons and new rear dormer window (amended description)
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00212/COU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Stanley Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£544,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2019Most recent
£544,000
+488.1%over 23 years21 May 1995
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD17 2QU: £515,000 (2024–2006).
Versus other Stanley Road homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Stanley Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,971
Street avg £2,524
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
0.3 km
Beechen Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Central Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.7dB