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494 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6QU

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 494 St Albans Road

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

494 St Albans Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD24 6QU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 69.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £645,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 494 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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 494 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

494 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 494 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.

Latest sale on 494 St Albans Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£659,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£645,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 August 2024Most recent

    £645,000

    +196.6%over 23 years

  2. 16 July 2001

    £217,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 6QU: £160,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

494 St Albans Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,375

Street avg £2,665

Strongly above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 125 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 494 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
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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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1 Berry Avenue

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1 Dell Road

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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 Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. 32 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 6QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 6QU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 6QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

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 494 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 6QU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.