88 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX
About 88 St James Road
88 St James Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £445,000 in August 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 178.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 40 EPCs).
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
88 St James Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
88 St James Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 9 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£445,000
+1.1%over 2 years20 October 2022
£440,000
+20.5%over 3 years29 August 2019
£365,000
+17.4%over 2 years9 October 2016
£311,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DX: £365,000 (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
On price per m², 88 St James Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,063
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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