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8 Durban Road East, Watford, WD18 0RN

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Durban Road East

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Durban Road East is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0RN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £350,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Durban Road East, Watford, WD18 0RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Durban Road East has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Durban Road East has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£400,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2021Most recent

    £350,000

    +12.0%over 1 year

  2. 15 October 2019

    £312,500

    +473.4%over 23 years

  3. 17 November 1995

    £54,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 0RN: £365,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Durban Road East homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Durban Road East runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,861

Street avg £3,811

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD18 0RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD18 0RN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD18 0RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Durban Road East, Watford, WD18 0RN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.