9 Himalayan Way, Watford, WD18 6GF
About 9 Himalayan Way
9 Himalayan Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 6GF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1090 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 70.2% above the 2011 sale of £272,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in November 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
9 Himalayan Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension. Proposed garage conversion to a living space with the addition of a new window to the front in place of the garage doors.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00957/FULH
What's in 9 Himalayan Way, Watford, WD18 6GF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 16 years.
£272,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2011Most recent
£272,000
+104.5%over 13 years6 August 1998
£133,000
+56.5%over 2 years16 November 1995
£84,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD18 6GF: £460,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in WD18 6GF
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Versus other Himalayan Way homes
On floor area, 9 Himalayan Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,687
Street avg £4,861
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Explorer Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Westfield Academy. 33 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB