1/21
£650,000
Semi-detached · 4 beds · 2 baths · approximately1,500 sq ft
Spooners Drive, St. Albans, AL2
Freehold
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House prices in Watford
Hertfordshire · 1,162 sales registered so far in the 12 months to June 2026 · HM Land Registry data
Average house price in Watford
The average (median) house price in Watford, Hertfordshire was £437,250 in the 12 months to June 2026, from 1,162 sales registered so far. That is 1.5% up on the year before and 8.8% up on five years ago. Terraced homes were the most common sale at a median £425,750; detached £857,500; semi-detached £545,000; flats £270,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £505 per square foot (£5,436/m²), based on 2,617 of 2,715 sales over two years.
- Median sold price
- £437,250
- 12 months to June 2026
- Half of sales were above this price, half below
- Change on a year ago
- +1.5%
- median vs the previous 12 months
- Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
- Price per sq ft
- £505
- typical range £443–£571
- From 2,617 of 2,715 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
- Sales registered so far
- 1,162
- 12 months to June 2026
- Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
- vs Hertfordshire
- −4%
- Hertfordshire median £455,000
- Difference between the two medians
Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 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 | 132 | £857,500 | £561 | 1,539 sq ft | +8.5% |
| Semi-detached | 296 | £545,000 | £536 | 1,033 sq ft | 0.0% |
| Terraced | 380 | £425,750 | £512 | 850 sq ft | −1.9% |
| Flats | 354 | £270,000 | £445 | 635 sq ft | −10.0% |
Watford house price trend
Watford median Hertfordshire median sales per period still being registered
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £398,500 | 338 |
| 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 | £409,625 | 218 |
| Q3 2025 | £450,000 | 355 |
| Q4 2025 | £440,000 | 321 |
| Q1 2026 | £430,000 | 266 |
| Q2 2026 | £417,625 | 220 |
| Q3 2026 | £415,000 | 116 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Watford: £408,659, −0.4% on the year (August 2026). Why this differs from our median.
What homes in Watford sold for
20%
18%
25%
17%
8%
4%
3%
6%
£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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2026 | 20, Beeston Close WD19 6LF | Semi-detached | £665,000 | 1,798 sq ft | £370 | n/a |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 7, Judge Street WD24 5AN | Terraced | £430,000 | 797 sq ft | £540 | +51% (2021) |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 16, Evensyde WD18 8WQ | Terraced | £340,000 | 474 sq ft | £718 | n/a |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 177, Hayling Road WD19 7QR | Terraced | £430,000 | 743 sq ft | £579 | n/a |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1, Tait Place WD25 0BJ | Terraced | £600,000 | 1,098 sq ft | £546 | n/a |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 49, Thorpe Crescent WD19 4LE | Semi-detached | £490,000 | 1,055 sq ft | £465 | n/a |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 70, Colnhurst Road WD17 4BZ | Detached | £1,050,000 | 2,131 sq ft | £493 | n/a |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 66, Homemanor House, Cassio Road WD18 0QS | Flats · Leasehold | £120,000 | 635 sq ft | £189 | n/a |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Flat 1, Matisse House, Cassio Place WD18 7AL | Flats · Leasehold | £300,000 | 753 sq ft | £398 | n/a |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Flat 1, Barra House, Scammell Way WD18 6GB | Flats · Leasehold | £255,000 | 527 sq ft | £483 | n/a |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 13, Diamond Road WD24 5EN | Terraced | £518,000 | 1,130 sq ft | £458 | +22% (2019) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 92, North Western Avenue WD25 0AJ | Semi-detached | £435,000 | 861 sq ft | £505 | +6% (2021) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 13, Victoria Road WD24 5AY | Terraced | £370,000 | 710 sq ft | £521 | n/a |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Flat 2, Turin House, Venice Avenue WD18 7BW | Flats · Leasehold | £240,000 | 452 sq ft | £531 | n/a |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 10, Pheasant Court, Holtsmere Close WD25 9AF | Flats · Leasehold | £100,000 | 506 sq ft | £198 | n/a |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 18, Shaftesbury Road WD17 2RQ | Terraced | £362,500 | 646 sq ft | £561 | n/a |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 99, Hillcroft Crescent WD19 4PA | Semi-detached | £720,000 | 1,238 sq ft | £582 | n/a |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 112, Woodhall Lane WD19 6EY | Semi-detached | £670,000 | 1,550 sq ft | £432 | +106% (2024) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 24, Euston Avenue WD18 7SY | Terraced | £448,500 | 1,033 sq ft | £434 | n/a |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Carver Cottage, the Green WD25 8ER | Semi-detached | £781,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 16, Blackwell Place WD19 7FB | Flats · Leasehold | £382,000 | 721 sq ft | £530 | −0% (2021) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 120, Oxhey Avenue WD19 4HA | Semi-detached | £870,000 | 1,507 sq ft | £577 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9, Wellington Close WD19 5BF | Detached | £790,000 | 1,453 sq ft | £544 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 64, Woodwaye WD19 4TS | Detached | £765,000 | 915 sq ft | £836 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 109, the Gossamers WD25 9AU | Semi-detached | £550,000 | 1,399 sq ft | £393 | n/a |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Streets in Watford
Most expensive streets
- Rounton Close WD17 £1,175,000· 5 sales
- Parkside Drive WD17 £1,169,998· 17 sales
- Nascot Wood Road WD17 £1,100,000· 5 sales
- Woodwaye WD19 £1,067,500· 8 sales
- Cassiobury Drive WD17 £1,035,000· 33 sales
- Devereux Drive WD17 £1,030,000· 14 sales
- Hampden Way WD17 £1,000,001· 5 sales
- Orchard Drive WD17 £991,500· 6 sales
Most affordable streets
- Heathdene Manor WD17 £105,000· 17 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
- Gladesmere Court WD24 £195,000· 7 sales
Most active streets
- Colnebank Drive WD18 25in 12m
- Whippendell Road WD18 13in 12m
- Bushey Mill Lane WD24 10in 12m
- Hempstead Road WD17 9in 12m
- Hayling Road WD19 9in 12m
- Bushey Mill Crescent WD24 9in 12m
- Oxhey Drive WD19 8in 12m
- Rickmansworth Road WD18 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 | 292 | £466,500 | £528 | +2.5% |
| WD25 | 240 | £500,000 | £493 | +3.1% |
| WD24 | 213 | £425,000 | £505 | +2.0% |
| WD18 | 212 | £371,000 | £479 | −7.3% |
| WD17 | 205 | £416,000 | £520 | +4.0% |
For sale in Watford now
Homes for sale in Watford today ask a median £400,000 (n = 626) vs £437,250 sold, so asking is 9% below recent sold prices; £480 vs £505 per sq ft. 34% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.
1/14
£300,000
Flat · 3 beds · 1 bath · 856 sq ft
Trevellance Way, Watford, WD25
Added on 03/10/2026 
1/25
Retirement
£875,000
House · 3 beds · 1 bath · 1,291 sq ft
Uxbridge Road, Pinner, HA5
Freehold
Reduced on 13/10/2026 
1/20
£1,900,000
Detached · 5 beds · 3 baths · approximately3,140 sq ft
Valley Road, Rickmansworth, WD3
Freehold
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Sold prices at developments in Watford
- South Oxhey Central · Countryside Homes105 first sales· median £372,500· from 2020
- 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 126% of here
- Abbots Langley Hertfordshire · 5 km 103% of here
- Northwood London · 5.6 km 170% of here
- Pinner London · 7.3 km 159% of here
- Kings Langley Hertfordshire · 6.8 km 129% of here
- Rickmansworth Hertfordshire · 5.8 km 146% of here
- Harrow London · 8.4 km 129% of here
- Ruislip London · 10 km 127% of here
- Radlett Hertfordshire · 6.9 km 188% of here
- Stanmore London · 8.1 km 137% of here
Part of Hertfordshire
What's my home worth?
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Watford is worth roughly £429k–£553k at the area's typical £443–£571 per square foot. That is 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 £437,250 in the 12 months to June 2026 (1,162 sales registered so far); the mean was £479,718. 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 June 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £505 per square foot (interquartile range £443–£571), from 2,617 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
›Are house prices in Watford going up or down?
In the 12 months to June 2026, the median was 1.5% up on the previous 12 months and 8.8% 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, Rounton Close (WD17) has the highest median sold price at £1,175,000 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 August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 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 August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Oct 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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