2 York Road, Watford, WD18 0BE
About 2 York Road
2 York Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 37.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £375,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 York Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2022PorchFullIn report
Retrospective application for existing larger porch
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01757/FULH
- May 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Erection of two front porches and garage conversion to habitable room.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00784/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 York Road
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2020Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0BE: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 2 York Road, 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 York Road homes
2 York Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,344
Street avg £4,558
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Lammas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Field Junior School. 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
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB