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70a, St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
41 m²
441 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 70a

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

70a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 125% above the 2025 sale of £120,000. A recent sale: £120,000 in April 2025. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70a, St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70a 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.

70a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£120,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 April 2025Most recent

    £120,000

    +43.7%over 23 years

  2. 21 November 2001

    £83,500

    +22.8%over 1 year

  3. 17 March 2000

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DX: £395,000 (2025–2025).

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On the street

Versus other St James Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 70a runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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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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

The Hornets — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Watford Grammar School for Girls. 37 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 0DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD18 0DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

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 70a, St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.