56 Hemming Way, Watford, WD25 0BX
About 56 Hemming Way
56 Hemming Way is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD25 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. 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 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 55 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2021 for £465,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 30.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00883/LDC
- May 2017Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00531/LDC
What's in 56 Hemming Way, Watford, WD25 0BX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 Hemming Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 23 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£465,000
+72.2%over 6 years24 May 2015
£270,000
+178.4%over 14 years25 May 2000
£97,000
+43.7%over 1 year16 July 1998
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0BX: £390,000 (2025–2014).
Versus other Hemming Way homes
Floor Area for 56 Hemming Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,974
Street avg £5,120
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rushton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kingsway Junior School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB








