35 Chester Road, Watford, WD18 0RG
About 35 Chester Road
35 Chester Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0RG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 22.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 101% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
35 Chester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for a single-storey side and rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single-storey side and part rear infill extension with 3 No. rooflights, rear bifold doors in placeof the previously approved window under prior approval 25/01013/HPD
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00133/FULH
- Dec 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01013/HPD
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
35 Chester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2017Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0RG: £406,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 35 Chester 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 Chester Road homes
On epc rating, 35 Chester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,032
Street avg £2,668
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 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
Durban Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Chater Junior 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
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB