29 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DE
About 29 Vicarage Road
29 Vicarage Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 45.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
29 Vicarage Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2016ExtensionOutlineIn 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 6.0m for which the maximum height would be 2.9m and the height of the eaves would be 2.7m
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01154/HPD
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
29 Vicarage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£376,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 November 2015Most recent
£376,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DE: £412,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DE
Everything we know about 29 Vicarage 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 Vicarage Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 29 Vicarage Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,298
Street avg £2,944
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.0 km
Wiggenhall Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 36 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
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB