322a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6PQ
About 322a
322a is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD24 6PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 139.9% above the 2014 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 39.2% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
322a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 322a in 2025.
- Dec 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Retrospective planning application for existing ground floor rear office change of use to proposed residential unit (studio flat) to the existing property
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00839/FUL
- Mar 2024ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 3 and 4 of planning permission 19/00223/VAR for changes to render finish and addition of smoke ventilation window
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00122/VAR
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Sales history & valuation
322a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 12 years.
£148,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£148,000
+15.6%over 7 years26 July 2007
£128,000
+24.9%over 9 months1 November 2006
£102,500
+25.0%over 3 years21 January 2003
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6PQ: £239,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD24 6PQ
Versus other St Albans Road homes
Price per m² for 322a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,370
Street avg £3,059
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Buckingham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Parkgate Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB








