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18 Farthing Close, Watford, WD18 0BT

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
726 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Farthing Close

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

18 Farthing Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 726 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 67 m² this is the 36th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 65).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 59.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £316,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Farthing Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Farthing Close, Watford, WD18 0BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Farthing Close 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£319,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£316,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 January 2021Most recent

    £316,000

    +62.1%over 17 years
  2. 19 March 2003

    £194,950

    +7.1%
  3. 10 December 2002

    £181,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0BT: £268,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Farthing Close homes

Four headline reads against 51 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Farthing Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,685

Street avg £3,615

Above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

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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.

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

0.2 km

Field Junior School. 38 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Farthing Close, Watford, WD18 0BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.