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23 Diamond Road, Watford, WD24 5EN

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Diamond Road

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

23 Diamond Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5EN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in March 2022. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

23 Diamond Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Diamond Road, Watford, WD24 5EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2015
    ExtensionAmendment
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Lawful Development Certificate for a rear dormer, insertion of two rooflights to front elevation and single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    14/01661/LDC
    View planning record

What's in 23 Diamond Road, Watford, WD24 5EN's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Diamond Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£455,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2022Most recent

    £455,000

    +145.9%over 17 years
  2. 21 April 2004

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5EN: £432,500 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Diamond Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Diamond Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,099

Street avg £4,084

On par

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Diamond 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
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.

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

0.2 km

Shakespeare Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School. 35 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 5EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 5EN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 5EN

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 23 Diamond Road, Watford, WD24 5EN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.