6 Desmond Road, Watford, WD24 5LH
About 6 Desmond Road
6 Desmond Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £420,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 146.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSide
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Desmond Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
6 Desmond Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 21 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2024Most recent
£420,000
+16.7%over 6 years17 May 2018
£360,000
+60.0%over 5 years12 July 2012
£225,000
+6.1%over 4 years30 July 2007
£212,000
+146.5%over 3 years3 August 2003
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 5LH: £385,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in WD24 5LH
Versus other Desmond Road homes
6 Desmond Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £3,498
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Courtlands Drive Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Orchard Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB