51 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DY
About 51 St James Road
51 St James Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in January 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 597.3% above the 1996 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 79.8% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
51 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 St James Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
51 St James Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£509,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 January 1996Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DY: £340,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DY
Everything we know about 51 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
Price per m² for 51 St James Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£507
Street avg £3,998
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB