4a, Smith Street, Watford, WD18 0AA
About 4a
4a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.
14 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 19.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. At 48 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
4a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2012RenovationAmendmentIn report
Insertion of additional window to lounge of ground floor flat unit 2
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00225/NONMAT
- Feb 2012ConditionsIn report
Details submitted for Condition 9 (Balcony Screening) pursuant to planning permission 11/00852/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01215/DISCON
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2014Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0AA: £339,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in WD18 0AA
Everything we know about 4a, 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
4a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,386
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB