79 Brightwell Road, Watford, WD18 0HR
About 79 Brightwell Road
79 Brightwell Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Sold June 2021 for £355,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 85 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 27.1% 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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
79 Brightwell 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
79 Brightwell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.
£355,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£355,500
+7.1%over 3 years19 April 2018
£332,000
+62.0%over 11 years15 April 2007
£205,000
+91.1%over 6 years24 August 2000
£107,300
+63.2%over 3 years14 July 1997
£65,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HR: £375,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD18 0HR
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Brightwell Road homes
79 Brightwell Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,182
Street avg £4,366
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
0.1 km
Brightwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Laurance Haines School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB