56 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX
About 56 St James Road
56 St James Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
56 St James Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 8 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2021Most recent
£480,000
+71.4%over 7 years25 April 2013
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DX: £395,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DX
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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
Versus other St James Road homes
56 St James Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,934
Street avg £3,874
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB