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23 Brixton Road, Watford, WD24 4DX

5 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 23 Brixton Road

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

23 Brixton Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 November 2030

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Dec 2010
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
50%90%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Brixton Road, Watford, WD24 4DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Brixton Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Brixton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £375,000

    -2.6%over 5 years

  2. 3 August 2015

    £385,000

    +72.3%over 4 years

  3. 7 February 2011

    £223,500

    +11.8%over 5 years

  4. 4 November 2005

    £199,950

    +257.1%over 9 years

  5. 13 June 1996

    £56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4DX: £450,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Brixton Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 23 Brixton Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,630

Street avg £3,235

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Brixton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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10 Byron Avenue

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1 Ellenbrook Close

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2 bed2 bath
£316k

1 Liberty Apartments, 19 Devon Road

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Flat2 bed2 bath
£307k

1 The Lodge, Orphanage Road

WD24 4QZ

2 bed
£300k

1 Devon Road

WD24 4HP

2 bed1 bath
£375k

10 Bradshaw Road

WD24 4DE

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Watford district page.
Full Watford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

123/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brixton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Knutsford Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 4DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Brixton Road, Watford, WD24 4DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.