53 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY
About 53 Highfield
53 Highfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £490,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 15.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£584/sq ft) was about 183.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 22 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
53 Highfield's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Highfield has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
53 Highfield has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2020Most recent
£490,000
+31.4%over 7 years27 June 2013
£373,000
+33.2%over 9 years5 March 2004
£280,000
+97.2%over 4 years26 March 1999
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 5DY: £585,000 (2023–2020).
Versus other Highfield homes
Price per m² for 53 Highfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,282
Street avg £3,801
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 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