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House prices in Watford
Hertfordshire · 1,145 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data
Average house price in Watford
The average (median) house price in Watford, Hertfordshire was £440,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 1,145 sales registered so far — 2.3% up on the year before and 10.0% up on five years ago. Terraced homes were the most common sale at a median £432,250; detached £855,000; semi-detached £545,000; flats £275,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £505 per square foot (£5,436/m²), based on 2,613 of 2,719 sales over two years.
- Median sold price
- £440,000
- 12 months to May 2026
- Half of sales were above this price, half below
- Change on a year ago
- +2.3%
- median vs the previous 12 months
- Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
- Price per sq ft
- £505
- typical range £443–£570
- From 2,613 of 2,719 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
- Sales registered so far
- 1,145
- 12 months to May 2026
- Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
- vs Hertfordshire
- −3%
- Hertfordshire median £455,000
- Difference between the two medians
Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Watford = the Watford post town: WD17–WD19, WD24, WD25 (as recorded in the sales)
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House prices in Watford by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 127 | £855,000 | £561 | 1,550 sq ft | +9.6% |
| Semi-detached | 291 | £545,000 | £535 | 1,033 sq ft | +1.9% |
| Terraced | 365 | £432,250 | £512 | 850 sq ft | +0.5% |
| Flats | 362 | £275,000 | £445 | 630 sq ft | −8.3% |
Watford house price trend
Watford median Hertfordshire median sales per period still being registered
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £399,000 | 337 |
| Q1 2022 | £399,975 | 402 |
| Q2 2022 | £407,700 | 364 |
| Q3 2022 | £406,250 | 572 |
| Q4 2022 | £405,000 | 513 |
| Q1 2023 | £390,000 | 367 |
| Q2 2023 | £395,000 | 302 |
| Q3 2023 | £415,000 | 361 |
| Q4 2023 | £401,500 | 315 |
| Q1 2024 | £404,475 | 298 |
| Q2 2024 | £420,000 | 345 |
| Q3 2024 | £434,000 | 363 |
| Q4 2024 | £435,000 | 463 |
| Q1 2025 | £439,950 | 509 |
| Q2 2025 | £410,000 | 217 |
| Q3 2025 | £450,000 | 355 |
| Q4 2025 | £440,000 | 309 |
| Q1 2026 | £438,000 | 248 |
| Q2 2026 | £417,750 | 201 |
| Q3 2026 | £410,000 | 49 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Watford: £396,385, +2.8% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.
What homes in Watford sold for
20%
17%
25%
17%
8%
4%
3%
7%
£195k–£295k
£295k–£395k
£395k–£495k
£495k–£595k
£595k–£695k
£695k–£795k
£795k–£895k
£895k+
Most homes in Watford sold for £295k–£595k (59% of sales).
Sold house prices in Watford
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | 11, Aynho Street WD18 0ET | Terraced | £435,000 | 1,066 sq ft | £408 | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 465, North Western Avenue WD24 5NX | Semi-detached | £560,000 | 1,033 sq ft | £542 | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 116, Sandringham Road WD24 7BE | Terraced | £477,000 | 1,119 sq ft | £426 | +14% (2020) |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 75, Silas Court, Lockhart Road WD17 4BQ | Flats · Leasehold | £335,000 | 743 sq ft | £451 | −1% (2020) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 21, Lorane Court, Langley Road WD17 4LZ | Flats · Leasehold | £330,000 | 646 sq ft | £511 | −8% (2023) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 6, Silver Place WD18 7AH | Flats · Leasehold | £245,000 | 527 sq ft | £465 | +1% (2021) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 12, Wiggenhall Road WD18 0AL | Terraced | £482,500 | 1,119 sq ft | £431 | — |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 114, Judge Street WD24 5AW | Terraced | £360,000 | 743 sq ft | £485 | — |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 36, Hamilton Road WD19 7BS | Terraced | £307,500 | 431 sq ft | £714 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 9, Hopwood Close WD17 4LJ | Terraced | £554,000 | 1,195 sq ft | £464 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 60, St Georges Drive WD19 5HB | Semi-detached | £437,000 | 592 sq ft | £738 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 29, Muriel Avenue WD18 0BQ | Flats · Leasehold | £307,000 | 700 sq ft | £439 | — |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 93, Greenfield Avenue WD19 5DG | Semi-detached | £795,000 | 1,668 sq ft | £477 | — |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Flat 1a, 97, Langley Road WD17 4PE | Flats · Leasehold | £625,000 | 1,227 sq ft | £509 | +7% (2021) |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Flat 8, Hertford House, Sutton Road WD17 2QG | Flats · Leasehold | £203,000 | 463 sq ft | £439 | — |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 32, Tunnel Wood Road WD17 4WN | Detached | £842,000 | 1,302 sq ft | £646 | — |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 96, Gosforth Lane WD19 7DJ | Flats · Leasehold | £255,000 | 549 sq ft | £465 | +6% (2021) |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 30, Brampton Road WD19 7PB | Terraced | £415,000 | 732 sq ft | £567 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 66, Hilfield Lane WD25 8AJ | Semi-detached | £851,000 | 1,604 sq ft | £531 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 129, Greenfield Avenue WD19 5DG | Detached | £570,000 | 786 sq ft | £725 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 29, Mary Way WD19 6HN | Terraced | £440,000 | 657 sq ft | £670 | +21% (2020) |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 123, North Western Avenue WD25 0AQ | Semi-detached | £410,000 | 743 sq ft | £552 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 64, St Marys Road WD18 0EF | Terraced | £365,000 | 764 sq ft | £478 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 166, High Road WD25 7DT | Flats · Leasehold | £305,000 | 624 sq ft | £489 | — |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7, Ascot Edge, 530, Whippendell Road WD18 7QN | Flats · Leasehold | £245,000 | — | — | — |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Streets in Watford
Most expensive streets
- Stables End WD25 £1,260,000· 5 sales
- Rounton Close WD17 £1,175,000· 6 sales
- Parkside Drive WD17 £1,169,998· 17 sales
- Nascot Wood Road WD17 £1,100,000· 5 sales
- Woodwaye WD19 £1,095,000· 7 sales
- The Avenue WD17 £1,065,000· 5 sales
- Cassiobury Drive WD17 £1,035,000· 33 sales
- Devereux Drive WD17 £1,030,000· 14 sales
Most affordable streets
- Heathdene Manor WD17 £110,000· 19 sales
- Beken Court WD25 £125,000· 19 sales
- Lower High Street WD17 £128,000· 39 sales
- Upton Road WD18 £164,500· 6 sales
- Argyle Court WD18 £185,000· 5 sales
- Woodford Road WD17 £189,000· 9 sales
- Himalayan Way WD18 £192,500· 13 sales
- Marlborough Road WD18 £195,000· 7 sales
Most active streets
- Colnebank Drive WD18 28in 12m
- Whippendell Road WD18 13in 12m
- Hayling Road WD19 9in 12m
- Bushey Mill Lane WD24 9in 12m
- Bushey Mill Crescent WD24 9in 12m
- Oxhey Drive WD19 8in 12m
- Hempstead Road WD17 8in 12m
- Gammons Lane WD24 8in 12m
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
Postcode districts in Watford
| District | Sales (12m) | Median | £/sq ft | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD19 | 283 | £460,000 | £526 | +1.1% |
| WD25 | 238 | £499,500 | £492 | +3.0% |
| WD18 | 213 | £375,000 | £481 | −3.9% |
| WD17 | 209 | £416,000 | £523 | +4.4% |
| WD24 | 202 | £431,250 | £505 | +3.4% |
For sale in Watford now
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Sold prices at developments in Watford
- The Arches · Berkeley Homes66 first sales· median £411,400· from 2021
New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
House prices near Watford
- Bushey Hertfordshire · 3.1 km 125% of here
- Abbots Langley Hertfordshire · 5 km 102% of here
- Northwood London · 5.6 km 165% of here
- Pinner London · 7.3 km 159% of here
- Kings Langley Hertfordshire · 6.8 km 135% of here
- Rickmansworth Hertfordshire · 5.8 km 145% of here
- Harrow London · 8.4 km 128% of here
- Ruislip London · 10 km 127% of here
- Radlett Hertfordshire · 6.9 km 184% of here
- Stanmore London · 8.1 km 138% of here
Part of Hertfordshire
What's my home worth?
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Watford is worth roughly £429k–£552k at the area's typical £443–£570 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.
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›What is the average house price in Watford?
The median sold price in Watford, Hertfordshire was £440,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (1,145 sales registered so far); the mean was £480,154. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Hertfordshire median over the same period was £455,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
›How much is a house in Watford per square foot?
Homes sold in Watford, Hertfordshire over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £505 per square foot (interquartile range £443–£570), from 2,613 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
›Are house prices in Watford going up or down?
In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 2.3% up on the previous 12 months and 10.0% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
›What is the most expensive street in Watford?
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Stables End (WD25) has the highest median sold price at £1,260,000 across 5 sales.
›Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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