21 Banbury Street, Watford, WD18 0EX
About 21 Banbury Street
21 Banbury Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 892 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 83 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 47.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
21 Banbury Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Banbury Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01460/FULH
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and associated internal alterations.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00627/FULH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 21 Banbury Street
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
21 Banbury Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 15 years.
£257,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2014Most recent
£257,000
+26.9%over 2 years30 January 2012
£202,500
+73.8%over 10 years28 January 2002
£116,500
+51.3%over 2 years19 March 1999
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0EX: £370,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD18 0EX
Everything we know about 21 Banbury Street, 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 Banbury Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 21 Banbury Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,100
Street avg £3,658
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
General Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chater Junior School. 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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB