7 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DZ
About 7 St James Road
7 St James Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 114.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
7 St James Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 7 St James Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£475,000
+97.1%over 12 years13 October 2009
£241,000
+114.2%over 10 years13 May 1999
£112,500
+70.5%over 1 year24 July 1997
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0DZ: £245,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in WD18 0DZ
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other St James Road homes
7 St James Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £3,796
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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