34 Cromer Road, Watford, WD24 4DU
About 34 Cromer Road
34 Cromer Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 29.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
34 Cromer Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
Planning history
- Jan 2017Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with front rooflights, rear dormer and juliet balcony. Replace the ground floor rear single door and window with a set of French UPVC doors.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01656/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 5 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2016Most recent
£365,000
+112.2%over 4 years20 December 2011
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4DU: £410,000 (2024–2022).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cromer Road homes
34 Cromer Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,920
Street avg £3,887
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Regent Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parkgate Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB