51 Holywell Road, Watford, WD18 0HT
About 51 Holywell Road
51 Holywell Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 167.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 32 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £331,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Holywell 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
51 Holywell Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.
£331,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£331,000
+99.5%over 16 years12 August 2004
£165,950
+74.7%over 4 years27 July 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0HT: £470,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD18 0HT
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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 Holywell Road homes
On price per m², 51 Holywell Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,490
Street avg £3,788
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.3 km
Laurance Haines School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB