1 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DS
About 1 Cardiff Road
1 Cardiff Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £342,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 21.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 80.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Cardiff Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cardiff Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Cardiff 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
Price for 1 Cardiff Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.
£342,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£342,000
+78.1%over 12 years1 March 2007
£192,000
+89.4%over 7 years21 January 2000
£101,389
+84.3%over 4 years25 October 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DS: £315,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DS
Everything we know about 1 Cardiff 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 Cardiff Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Cardiff Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,685
Street avg £3,518
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Lammas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Field Junior School. 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB