448a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PJ
About 448a
448a is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 6PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 8th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–156 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 112.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £198,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
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Planning history
448a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 448a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.
£198,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£198,000
+88.6%over 17 years5 December 2003
£105,000
+68.0%over 3 years6 April 2000
£62,500
+115.5%over 5 years30 March 1995
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6PJ: £412,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WD24 6PJ
Versus other St Albans Road homes
On price per m², 448a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,714
Street avg £3,124
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Bushey Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Parkgate Junior School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB