2 Smith Street, Watford, WD18 0AA
About 2 Smith Street
2 Smith Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 949 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £400,000 in January 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 10.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 104.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
2 Smith Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Smith Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Smith Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Smith Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 24 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2020Most recent
£400,000
+20.3%over 5 years16 April 2014
£332,500
+90.0%over 4 years23 December 2009
£175,000
+161.6%over 13 years30 July 1996
£66,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0AA: £290,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in WD18 0AA
Everything we know about 2 Smith Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Smith Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 2 Smith Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,539
Street avg £3,528
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 37 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB