49 Benskin Road, Watford, WD18 0HN
About 49 Benskin Road
49 Benskin Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
9 years since the last transfer (July 2017). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 90 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 16.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 121.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
49 Benskin Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Price for 49 Benskin Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 19 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2017Most recent
£360,000
+29.1%over 2 years7 January 2015
£278,880
+13.8%over 2 years3 July 2012
£245,000
+17.4%over 1 year14 February 2011
£208,750
+19.3%over 5 years6 October 2005
£175,000
+127.3%over 7 years24 September 1998
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HN: £348,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 49 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
49 Benskin Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,946
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB