5 Westbury Road, Watford, WD18 0DL
About 5 Westbury Road
5 Westbury Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 121 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 14 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £497,500 in December 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Westbury Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Westbury Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.
£497,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£497,500
+9.3%over 5 years9 June 2016
£455,000
+279.2%over 16 years15 May 2000
£120,000
+31.9%over 2 years28 April 1998
£91,000
+31.9%over 1 year27 June 1996
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DL: £445,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DL
Everything we know about 5 Westbury 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 Westbury Road homes
On years held, 5 Westbury Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,112
Street avg £3,305
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 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