25 Benskin Road, Watford, WD18 0HN
About 25 Benskin Road
25 Benskin Road is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 sits 281.5% above the 1999 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 53.7% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
25 Benskin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Benskin Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 25 Benskin Road
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
25 Benskin Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 1 year.
£97,500
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 July 1999Most recent
£97,500
+2.6%29 June 1999
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HN: £348,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 25 Benskin 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 Benskin Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 25 Benskin Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,005
Street avg £3,061
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brightwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chater Infant School. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB