31 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DZ
About 31 St James Road
31 St James Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 238.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in April 2024.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 St James Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 4.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00374/HPD
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side return extension to existing dwelling house
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00092/FULH
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 31 St James Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2024Most recent
£500,000
+104.1%over 16 years31 July 2007
£245,000
+22.5%over 12 months2 August 2006
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DZ: £241,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DZ
Everything we know about 31 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
31 St James Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,435
Street avg £3,304
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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
0.1 km
The Hornets — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB