Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
144 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EY
2 planning records
Estimated value
£451,000
- Since the 1998 sale (£115,000)+292%
- Against WD24 4EY's recent median (£495,000)-9%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£451,000
- Against its 1998 sale (£115,000)+292%
- Against WD24 4EY's recent median (£495,000)-9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 144 Balmoral Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 4EY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1998
Recent sales in WD24 4EY
5 sales, median £495,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
144 Balmoral Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Sales timeline
22 October 1998Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4EY: £495,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD24 4EY
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 144 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 144 Balmoral Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
144 Balmoral Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4EY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1998 — that's 28 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 £451,000 sits 292.2% above the 1998 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 58.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2014
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 July 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 144 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 144 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EY
2decisions2extensions55documents3nearby
- Apr 2007Loft ConversionAmendmentOutcome in report
Loft conversion
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00318/LDC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2007Decision
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Versus other Balmoral Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 144 Balmoral Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,456
Street avg £5,187
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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.
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
Eastfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Knutsford Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Knutsford Primary AcademyPrimary134m
- Parkgate Junior SchoolPrimary712m
- Highwood Primary SchoolPrimary951m
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Eastfield AvenueBus stop59m
- Knutsford AvenueBus stop78m
- Hibbert AvenueBus stop179m
- Balmoral RoadBus stop197m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences725 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour355 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports8%
- Other Theft140 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 4EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 144 Balmoral Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 4EY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 144 Balmoral Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 144 Balmoral Road was lodged in July 2014 at band E and expired in July 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 144 Balmoral Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD24 4EY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 144 Balmoral Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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