51 Ridge Street, Watford, WD24 6BL
About 51 Ridge Street
51 Ridge Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
A recent sale: £372,500 in July 2025. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 107.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Ridge Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 51 Ridge Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 28 years.
£372,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2025Most recent
£372,500
+133.6%over 21 years18 May 2004
£159,450
+67.9%over 3 years28 August 2000
£94,950
+22.5%over 2 years27 August 1998
£77,500
+7.6%over 10 months23 October 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6BL: £380,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Ridge Street homes
51 Ridge Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,913
Street avg £4,016
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Maude Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








