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 23 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 £772,000 sits 108.6% 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.
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Energy performance
51 Chalk Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 July 2028
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Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 51 Chalk Hill in 2022.
3 applications on record at 51 Chalk Hill, Watford, WD19 4BU
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, two storey rear extension and replacement timber sash windows to a semi-detached family dwelling.
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- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00131/FULH
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2023Decision
- ExtensionAug 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
51 Chalk Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£772,000
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
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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
Bushey Railway Station East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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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
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB