23 York Road, Watford, WD18 0BE
About 23 York Road
23 York Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
At 83 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 10.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 64.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 York Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.
£378,500
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2017Most recent
£378,500
+92.1%over 8 years26 July 2009
£197,000
+91.3%over 9 years19 August 1999
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0BE: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 23 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
On epc rating, 23 York Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,560
Street avg £4,489
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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