What type of property is Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU last sold for £98,000 in June 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in December 2008, so prices have been falling over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

Across 2 sales between December 2008 and June 2015, Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU fell from £125,000 to £98,000, a change of £27,000. That works out to roughly -3.7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

The current EPC rating for Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in January 2018. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU heated?

The latest EPC at Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU located?

Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU sits in Watford. It falls within the WD24 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

Police records around Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (192% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

The closest primary school to Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU is Parkgate Junior School (478m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is West Herts College (1.4km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU?

The closest bus stop to Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, WD24 4AU is Regent Street, 120m away. The nearest rail option is Watford North Rail Station, 659m away.

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Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 4AU

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Flat 5

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 5 is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (January 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

At 66 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2008–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 93.9% above the 2015 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flat 5 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 224 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 4AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£190,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£98,000

Growth on file: -3.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

25 June 2015Most recent
£98,000
-21.6%over 6 years
11 December 2008
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4AU: £275,000 (2025–2008).

Nearby sales in WD24 4AU

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On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Flat 5 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,485

Street avg £4,178

Strongly below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Regent Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Parkgate Junior School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 4AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 4AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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