56 Yarmouth Road, Watford, WD24 4DW
About 56 Yarmouth Road
56 Yarmouth Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
A recent sale: £500,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 102% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 May 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
4 applications on record at 56 Yarmouth Road, Watford, WD24 4DW
- Jan 2009SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of terraced house to 2 no. flats
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01420/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2019Decision
- ExtensionApr 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 Yarmouth Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 17 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2025Most recent
£500,000
+92.3%over 7 years3 September 2017
£260,000
+4.8%over 6 years2 March 2011
£248,000
+19.8%over 2 years28 March 2008
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4DW: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD24 4DW
Versus other Yarmouth Road homes
EPC Rating for 56 Yarmouth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £3,536
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Regent Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Parkgate Junior School. 34 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
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







