51 Chalk Hill, Watford, WD19 4BU
About 51 Chalk Hill
51 Chalk Hill is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) 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.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 sits 104.1% above the 2003 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
51 Chalk Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 51 Chalk Hill in 2022.
- May 2023ConditionsIn report
Details submitted for Condition 2 (approved drawings), Condition 3 (materials) pursuant to planning application 22/00807/FULH.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00090/DISCON
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and replacement timber sash first floor windows to a semi-detached family dwelling.
- Agent
- Bulmer + Counter Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00807/FULH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 51 Chalk Hill
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
51 Chalk Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.6% per year over 5 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 19.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2003Most recent
£370,000
+157.4%over 5 years27 August 1998
£143,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 4BU: £195,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in WD19 4BU
Versus other Chalk Hill homes
Years Held for 51 Chalk Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,569
Street avg £3,332
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bushey Railway Station East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School. 34 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
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB








