49 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY
About 49 Highfield
49 Highfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, solar panel installation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£776/sq ft) was about 277.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
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Planning history
49 Highfield has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2010Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to study including replacement of garage door with window, new window to rear and door to side; installation of solar panels to garage roof; installation of gate/door and roof to alleyway/side access
Solar Panels- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/0588/FUL
- Sept 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Reference
- 03/1077/FUL
What's in 49 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY'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 1998.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 24 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£585,000
+244.1%over 23 years4 December 1998
£169,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DY: £537,500 (2023–2020).
Versus other Highfield homes
Price per m² for 49 Highfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,357
Street avg £3,706
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.5 km
Romilly Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Meryl School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB