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26 Neston Road, Watford, WD24 7BW

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
40 m²
431 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 26 Neston Road

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

26 Neston Road is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 7BW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 sits 523.7% above the 1997 sale of £34,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Everything you need to know about 26 Neston 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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Neston Road, Watford, WD24 7BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Neston Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 Neston 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 26 Neston Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£218,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£34,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 November 1997Most recent

    £34,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD24 7BW: £435,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Neston Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Neston Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 69 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 38 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Neston Road

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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
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.

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

Parkgate Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Parkgate Junior 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 7BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD24 7BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD24 7BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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 26 Neston Road, Watford, WD24 7BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.