4 York Road, Watford, WD18 0BE
About 4 York Road
4 York Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 85.1% above the 2009 sale of £181,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 55 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 35 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingUnderground
Building
- Central heatingYes
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 York Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 1.1m for which the maximum height would be 2.5m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.4m
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00672/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
4 York Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 7 years.
£181,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2009Most recent
£181,500
+10.3%over 3 years13 January 2006
£164,500
+23.7%over 3 years12 June 2002
£132,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0BE: £400,000 (2025–2023).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other York Road homes
On floor area, 4 York Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,300
Street avg £4,528
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB