What kind of home is 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA is a mid-terrace house.

What did 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA sell for?

9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA last sold for £350,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £63,000 in January 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

Across 4 sales between January 1998 and September 2021, 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA rose from £63,000 to £350,000, a change of £287,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA have?

The current EPC rating for 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft). That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WD18 0AA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA use?

The latest EPC at 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA in?

9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA sits in Watford. It falls within the WD18 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

Police records around 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

The closest primary school to 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA is Central Primary School (340m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Watford Grammar School for Girls (253m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA?

The closest bus stop to 9 Smith Street, WD18 0AA is King Street, 61m away. The nearest rail option is Watford High Street Rail Station, 179m away.

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9 Smith Street, Watford, WD18 0AA

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Smith Street

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

9 Smith Street is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £350,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 181.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Smith Street, Watford, WD18 0AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Smith Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 9 Smith Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2021Most recent
£350,000
+96.7%over 17 years
11 May 2004
£177,950
+71.1%over 3 years
3 May 2001
£104,000
+65.1%over 3 years
15 January 1998
£63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0AA: £290,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in WD18 0AA

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On the street

Versus other Smith Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Smith Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,250

Street avg £3,243

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD18 0AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.9dB

Low

55 dB

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