2 Durban Road East, Watford, WD18 0RN
About 2 Durban Road East
2 Durban Road East is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0RN). 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 (March 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £430,000. 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 93 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 is 11.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 80.8% 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Durban Road East 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
2 Durban Road East has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 19 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 April 2021Most recent
£430,000
+36.5%over 6 years17 July 2014
£315,000
+43.2%over 7 years31 October 2006
£220,000
+21.2%over 3 years9 January 2003
£181,500
+48.2%over 8 months16 May 2002
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0RN: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD18 0RN
Everything we know about 2 Durban Road East, 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 Durban Road East homes
2 Durban Road East outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,624
Street avg £3,822
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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
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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB