31 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DE
About 31 Vicarage Road
31 Vicarage Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
31 Vicarage Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2012SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion from HMO to 3 no flats and erection of a triple storey rear extension.
ExtensionHMO- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00624/FUL
- Sept 2011SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion from HMO to 6 no studio flats, including double storey rear extension
ExtensionHMO- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00754/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Vicarage 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
+247.8%over 20 years27 November 2000
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DE: £412,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DE
Everything we know about 31 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
31 Vicarage Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,390
Street avg £2,938
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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