56 Chalk Hill, Watford, WD19 4BX
About 56 Chalk Hill
56 Chalk Hill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
56 Chalk Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2017Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable end loft conversion with dormer to rear and 2no. velux to front.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00996/LDC
- Jul 2017Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two front roof lights.
- Reference
- 17/00701/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 Chalk Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£789,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2021Most recent
£725,000
+118.4%over 15 years25 August 2005
£332,000
+90.8%over 7 years19 January 1998
£174,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 4BX: £271,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD19 4BX
Versus other Chalk Hill homes
Price per m² for 56 Chalk Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,070
Street avg £2,708
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Grange Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB