30 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE
About 30 Elm Avenue
30 Elm Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £934,000 is 22.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 January 2026
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Planning history
30 Elm Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 30 Elm Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 19 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2018Most recent
£765,000
+118.6%over 15 years30 July 2002
£350,000
+89.2%over 3 years13 May 1999
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 4BE: £9,375 (2025–2025).
Versus other Elm Avenue homes
30 Elm Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,581
Street avg £2,696
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
179/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sherwoods Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bromet Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







