28a, Westbury Road, Watford, WD18 0DL
About 28a
28a is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 75 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file.
Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £275,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
28a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2021Most recent
£275,000
+63.7%over 13 years26 April 2007
£168,000
+12.0%over 1 year21 July 2005
£150,000
+13.2%over 2 years30 October 2002
£132,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DL: £497,500 (2022–2017).
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Hornets — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB