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424 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PJ

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 424 St Albans Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

424 St Albans Road is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 111.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £412,500.

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Everything you need to know about 424 St Albans Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 424 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

424 St Albans Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 424 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.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

424 St Albans Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£445,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£412,500

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2024Most recent

    £412,500

    +73.7%over 16 years

  2. 21 February 2008

    £237,500

    +142.3%over 9 years

  3. 25 March 1998

    £98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6PJ: £200,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

424 St Albans Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,688

Street avg £3,366

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 424 St Albans Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£426k

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3 bed
Area

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.
Full Watford report

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

Bushey Mill Lane — 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD24 6PJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 6PJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 6PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 424 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.