27 Benskin Road, Watford, WD18 0HN
About 27 Benskin Road
27 Benskin Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 406.6% above the 1998 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 52.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
27 Benskin Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27 Benskin Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
27 Benskin Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 August 1998Most recent
£68,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HN: £348,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 27 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
27 Benskin Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,007
Street avg £3,061
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
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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
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB