298 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
About 298 St Albans Road
298 St Albans Road is a mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 134.7% above the 2005 sale of £213,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
298 St Albans Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 298 St Albans Road in 2025.
- Nov 2025HMOAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for existing HMO since 2005
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00836/LDC
- Sept 2025HMOAmendmentIn report
Lawful development certificate for existing HMO since 2005 Sui Generis
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00612/LDC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 298 St Albans Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
298 St Albans Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£213,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2005Most recent
£213,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6PE: £214,950 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in WD24 6PE
276a, 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
£205,000Flat B, 304 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PE
Sold Apr 2010
£135,000
Versus other St Albans Road homes
298 St Albans Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,514
Street avg £1,814
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
0.0 km
Windsor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Parkgate Junior School. 31 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
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB








