198, Hempstead Road
198, Hempstead Road
Description & Estimates







198, Hempstead Road, Watford is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 823 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 448 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 198, Hempstead Road, Watford is £593,053 and its rental estimate is £3,009 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 falls within the WD17 postal district, in the borough of Watford.
Our Data Sources
198, Hempstead Road, Watford has a single entry in the Land Registry from July 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 198, Hempstead Road, Watford, we estimate a market value of £622,706 and a rental value of £3,159 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £551,539 and £2,798 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 198, Hempstead Road, Watford has seen its estimated sale value grow by £1,476 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value climb by £109 per month (3.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 198, Hempstead Road, Watford as measuring 448 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 3 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
198, Hempstead Road, Watford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Mar 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 198, Hempstead Road, Watford completed on 4th July 2013 at £355,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 29.1% over the period since July 2013.
- Sold Jul 2013£355,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 198, Hempstead Road, Watford have sold within a radius of 670 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 29th April 2024, was 13, Ridgefield, Watford, WD17 4TZ, a freehold house which sold for £647,500.
Read more about house prices in WD17.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 400 addresses on Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17, 198, Hempstead Road, Watford comes out as the 243rd largest and the 202nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £53k more expensive than the average property across the WD17 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mNascot Wood Junior School
- 500mNascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
- 600mCassiobury Infant and Nursery School
- 2.0kmWatford Grammar School for Boys
- 2.5kmCroxley Danes School
- 2.6kmWatford Grammar School for Girls
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Public Transport Nearby
From 198, Hempstead Road, Watford, the nearest station is Watford Junction, 1.6 kilometres away.
- 1.6kmWatford Junction
- 1.7kmWatford
- 1.8kmWatford North
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

