52 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX
About 52 St James Road
52 St James Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 15.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £365,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
52 St James Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
52 St James Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2022ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Side of property
Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey side extension and loft extension with dormer to rear
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01240/LDC
- Sept 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.40m for which the maximum height would be 3.30m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.30m
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00933/HPD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 52 St James 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 2020Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DX: £395,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DX
Everything we know about 52 St James 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 St James Road homes
EPC Rating for 52 St James Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,011
Street avg £3,872
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
The Hornets — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB