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56 Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 56 Acme Road

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

56 Acme Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 80 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 58 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £393,000 in May 2023.

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 56 Acme Road

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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Acme Road 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.

56 Acme Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£393,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2023Most recent

    £393,000

    +109.0%over 18 years

  2. 28 October 2004

    £188,000

    +51.7%over 3 years

  3. 18 October 2001

    £123,950

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 56 Acme Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,913

Street avg £4,172

Above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 56 Acme Road

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.
£350k

1 Chatsworth Mews, Diamond Road

WD24 5HD

2 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Leaford Crescent

WD24 5JQ

2 bed1 bath
£421k

1 Leavesden Road

WD24 5EB

3 bed1 bath
£444k

1 Garfield Street

WD24 5HA

3 bed1 bath
£416k

1 Diamond Road

WD24 5EN

3 bed
£447k

1 Lowestoft Road

WD24 5AX

3 bed1 bath
£489k

1 Acme Road

WD24 5AH

3 bed2 bath
£495k

1 Gisburne Way

WD24 5BA

3 bed1 bath
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 56 Acme Road, Watford, WD24 5AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.