Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
290 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
2 planning records
Estimated value
£492,000
- Since the 2001 sale (£200,000)+146%
- Against WD24 6PE's recent median (£272,000)+81%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£492,000
- Against its 2001 sale (£200,000)+146%
- Against WD24 6PE's recent median (£272,000)+81%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 290 St Albans Road is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 6PE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
130 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2001
Recent sales in WD24 6PE
5 sales, median £272,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
290 St Albans Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
3 October 2001Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6PE: £272,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in WD24 6PE
292 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold May 2025
£420,000276a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold May 2022
£310,000280a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold Nov 2019
£272,000278a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold Sept 2015
£214,950Flat A, 304 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold Aug 2015
£205,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 290 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 290 St Albans Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
290 St Albans Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for HMO conversion is awaiting a decision. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 sits 146% above the 2001 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
290 St Albans Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Apr 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 April 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 290 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
An application for HMO conversion is currently awaiting a decision.
2 applications on record at 290 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
1 live now1decisions1extensions16documents4nearby
Flagged:HMO conversion
- Jan 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Erection of rear dormer projection to room 7 existing House of Multiple Occupation.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01203/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOMar 2026Decision
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Versus other St Albans Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 290 St Albans Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,538
Street avg £2,084
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Windsor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Parkgate Junior School. 31 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Parkgate Junior SchoolPrimary285m
- Knutsford Primary AcademyPrimary629m
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary684m
- Beechfield SchoolPrimary871m
Nearest stops
- Windsor RoadBus stop35m
- Maude CrescentBus stop76m
- Buckingham RoadBus stop278m
- Regent StreetBus stop320m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences725 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour355 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports8%
- Other Theft140 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 6PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 290 St Albans Road is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WD24 6PE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 290 St Albans Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 290 St Albans Road was lodged in April 2022 at band E and is valid until April 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 290 St Albans Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WD24 6PE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 290 St Albans Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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