57 Chester Road, Watford, WD18 0RG
About 57 Chester Road
57 Chester Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0RG). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 19.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 134.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
57 Chester Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of two single storey extensions; one of which would extend beyond the original rear wall of the outrigger by 3.0m, and the other would stand beside the outrigger, extending from the original rear wall of the house by 3.927m. The maximum height of both extensions would be 3.250m and the height of the eaves would be 3m (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00787/HPD
- Jun 2016ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00585/LDC
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£315,000
-7.3%over 5 years11 March 2016
£339,950
+172.0%over 15 years3 March 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0RG: £406,000 (2025–2017).
Everything we know about 57 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 floor area, 57 Chester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,701
Street avg £2,634
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB