168 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EY
About 168 Balmoral Road
168 Balmoral Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4EY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 22.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 82.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 67 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
168 Balmoral Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m for which the maximum height would be 3.583m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.950m
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00916/HPD
- Nov 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m for which the maximum height would be 3.4m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.4m
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01428/HPD
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Sales history & valuation
168 Balmoral Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£416,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2015Most recent
£416,000
+66.4%over 5 years15 August 2010
£250,000
+156.4%over 12 years11 March 1998
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 4EY: £495,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in WD24 4EY
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Balmoral Road homes
Price per m² for 168 Balmoral Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,209
Street avg £4,858
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Eastfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Knutsford Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB