9 Blackford Road, Watford, WD19 6YW
About 9 Blackford Road
9 Blackford Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 6YW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 586.8% above the 1997 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 82.3% below the postcode norm.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 27 June 2031
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Planning history
9 Blackford Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Blackford Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 1997Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD19 6YW: £395,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in WD19 6YW
Versus other Blackford Road homes
Price per m² for 9 Blackford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£756
Street avg £4,045
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
179/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Heysham Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfields Primary School. 21 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







