56 Neal Street, Watford, WD18 0AX

56 Neal Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 17.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in April 2023.