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1b, Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1b

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

1b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 48 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 58 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 36.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £195,000. 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

  • Bedrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1b

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

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2022from Oct 2012
Low Energy Lighting
5%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1b, Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£195,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 June 2021Most recent

    £195,000

    +17.8%over 7 years

  2. 7 February 2014

    £165,500

    +2.2%over 6 years

  3. 14 June 2007

    £162,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5AH: £390,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Acme Road homes

Four headline reads against 54 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1b is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£4,063

Street avg £4,190

On par

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1b

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

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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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1 bed1 bath
£538k

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1 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Leaford Crescent

WD24 5JQ

2 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Chatsworth Mews, Diamond Road

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2 bed1 bath
£272k

1 Judge Street

WD24 5AN

3 bed1 bath
£282k

1 Goodwood Avenue

WD24 5LA

3 bed
£325k

1 Milton Street

WD24 5EU

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Shakespeare Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 5AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 5AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 5AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 1b, Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.