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30 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DT

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 30 Cardiff Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

30 Cardiff Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 195% above the 2001 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

30 Cardiff Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

30 Cardiff Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

30 Cardiff Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£354,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£120,000

Growth on file: 15.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 October 2001Most recent

    £120,000

    +106.9%over 5 years

  2. 29 August 1996

    £58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DT: £365,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Cardiff Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

30 Cardiff Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,690

Street avg £3,552

Strongly below

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 73 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chester Road

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD18 0DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD18 0DT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 30 Cardiff Road, Watford, WD18 0DT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.