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201a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BH

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 201a

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

201a is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 36 m² this is the 6th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–246 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. 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 £197,000 sits 284.4% above the 1996 sale of £51,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 29 EPCs).

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 201a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

201a 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.

201a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£51,250

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 1996Most recent

    £51,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5BH: £210,000 (2023–2019).

On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

201a outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,424

Street avg £3,606

Strongly below

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 201a

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.
£173k

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£235k

1 Courtlands Close

WD24 5GR

1 bed1 bath
£240k

1 Hudson Close

WD24 5LW

£253k

1 Cecil Street

WD24 5AS

1 bed1 bath
£272k

1 Judge Street

WD24 5AN

3 bed1 bath
£282k

1 Goodwood Avenue

WD24 5LA

3 bed
£300k

1 Leaford Crescent

WD24 5JQ

2 bed1 bath
£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

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

Regent Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 5BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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 201a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.