292 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE

292 St Albans Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £420,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 33.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.