56 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DP
About 56 Cardiff Road
56 Cardiff Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £365,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 14.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 128.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
56 Cardiff Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Cardiff 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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
56 Cardiff Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£365,000
+69.8%over 8 years12 January 2012
£215,000
-5.3%over 4 years1 August 2007
£227,000
+44.1%over 4 years29 April 2003
£157,500
+215.0%over 6 years18 July 1996
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DP: £360,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DP
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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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Cardiff Road homes
On price per m², 56 Cardiff Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,072
Street avg £3,199
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.3 km
Riverside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Field Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB