93 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DY
About 93 St James Road
93 St James Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £439,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 19.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 97.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a rear extension with a mono pitched roof and velux windows where the eaves are more than 3 metres from ground level due to sloping terrain and the wall is up to the boundary.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00904/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 93 St James Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 93 St James Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 22 years.
£439,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2019Most recent
£439,000
+81.4%over 6 years10 April 2013
£242,000
+8.5%over 6 years22 August 2006
£223,000
+79.8%over 5 years26 April 2001
£124,000
+78.4%over 3 years21 September 1997
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DY: £340,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DY
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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
93 St James Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,933
Street avg £3,821
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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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
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB