19 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DS
About 19 Cardiff Road
19 Cardiff Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Last sale on file: £380,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 17.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 75.9% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2016Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear dormer.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01624/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
19 Cardiff Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 22 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2019Most recent
£380,000
+94.9%over 8 years11 August 2010
£195,000
+77.3%over 9 years22 October 2000
£110,000
+63.0%over 3 years6 July 1997
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DS: £315,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DS
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Cardiff Road homes
19 Cardiff Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,578
Street avg £3,524
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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
Lammas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Field Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB