171a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BD
About 171a
171a is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 78 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 20 units on file.
At 78 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 19 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2006AdvertisingIn report
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00614/ADV
What's in 171a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
171a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5BD: £200,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in WD24 5BD
Versus other St Albans Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 171a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Brixton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB