58 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX
About 58 St James Road
58 St James Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 37.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
58 St James Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00087/FULH
- May 2010Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Conversion of loft to habitable space with rear dormer window and 2 velux style rooflights on front elevation
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00333/LDC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 58 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
58 St James Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£429,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 July 2015Most recent
£429,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DX: £395,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DX
Everything we know about 58 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
Habitable Rooms for 58 St James Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,496
Street avg £3,887
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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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