30 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0EA
About 30 St James Road
30 St James Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in May 2005. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 sits 162.3% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00228/FULH
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 6 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2005Most recent
£220,000
+128.0%over 6 years3 December 1998
£96,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0EA: £280,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in WD18 0EA
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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
EPC Rating for 30 St James Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,803
Street avg £2,457
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.2 km
Watford Grammar School for Girls. 36 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
44.8dB