Sold price history
Watford house prices
Homes in Watford have a median sold price of £204,000 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are +22% in cash — but −13% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £204,000
- 10 years · cash
- +22%
- 10 years · real
- −13%
HM Land Registry · 65,817 sales ·
42,099 with floor area ·
Updated 22 May 2026
Key facts
Median price
£204,000
Price per m²
£3,059
Sales recorded
65,817
Price range
£1,500 – £4,500,000
Watford prices since 1995
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
The cash line tells one story (+22%); the real-terms line, −13%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Watford
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 344 Hagden Lane · WD18 7SH | Detached Freehold | £955,000 | — |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 260 Horseshoe Lane · WD25 7JQ | Detached Freehold | £785,000 | — |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 76 Leggatts Wood Avenue · WD24 6RP | Semi-detached Freehold | £560,000 | — |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6, Windermere Court Alexandra Road · WD17 4UA | Flat Leasehold | £305,000 | — |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 94 Villiers Road · WD19 4AJ | Terraced Freehold | £500,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 109 Greenfield Avenue · WD19 5DG | Detached Freehold | £715,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 22 Codicote Drive · WD25 9QT | Terraced Freehold | £563,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 71 Ganders Ash · WD25 7EX | Terraced Freehold | £520,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 28 Neal Street · WD18 0AX | Terraced Freehold | £385,000 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 70 Oaklands Avenue · WD19 4LW | Semi-detached Freehold | £847,000 | — |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Flat 13, Westminster House Hallam Close · WD24 4RJ | Flat Leasehold | £285,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 44 Bruce Grove · WD24 4DR | Terraced Freehold | £441,500 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 5 Milton Street · WD24 5EU | Terraced Freehold | £405,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Flat 9, Elizabeth House Keele Close · WD24 4RB | Flat Leasehold | £325,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | The Farm House The Green · WD25 8ES | Detached Freehold | £3,500,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 20, Nanterre Court, 63 - 67 Hempstead Road · WD17 3AF | Flat Leasehold | £100,000 | — |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Flat 35, Elizabeth House Exeter Close · WD24 4RE | Flat Leasehold | £405,000 | — |
| 9 Jun 2026 | 10 Burrow Close · WD17 4DS | Flat Leasehold | £283,000 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 29 Bushey Mill Lane · WD24 7QU | Semi-detached Freehold | £725,000 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2 Aldbury Close · WD25 9TA | Terraced Freehold | £460,000 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6 Kirkcaldy Green · WD19 7DQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £417,750 | — |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2 Copsewood Road · WD24 5DZ | Terraced Freehold | £417,500 | — |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 35 Acme Road · WD24 5AH | Terraced Freehold | £400,000 | — |
| 29 May 2026 | 85 Ridge Lane · WD17 4SX | Detached Freehold | £1,070,000 | — |
| 29 May 2026 | 27 Greenwood Drive · WD25 0HU | Semi-detached Freehold | £632,500 | — |
| 29 May 2026 | 4 Terrace Gardens · WD17 1RB | Terraced Freehold | £380,000 | — |
| 29 May 2026 | 7 Banbury Street · WD18 0EX | Terraced Freehold | £375,000 | — |
| 28 May 2026 | 7 Handsworth Way · WD19 7NS | Terraced Freehold | £478,000 | — |
| 28 May 2026 | 36 Gosforth Lane · WD19 7US | Terraced Freehold | £425,000 | — |
| 28 May 2026 | 2, Padgate House Ainsdale Road · WD19 7HL | Flat Leasehold | £250,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Watford
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22, Gaddesden Crescent | £39,000 19 Apr 2001 | £139,950 12 Oct 2001 | 2 | +259% per year | +259% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Altham Gardens | £53,494 2 Sep 2003 | £187,000 5 Dec 2003 | 2 | +250% per year | +250% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, James Way | £52,956 2 Sep 2003 | £178,200 27 Nov 2003 | 2 | +237% per year | +237% inflation-adjusted |
| Pine Ridge, 80A, Ridge Lane | £185,000 12 May 2009 | £657,500 18 Jun 2010 | 2 | +216% per year | +208% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Ashwell Place | £115,500 7 Nov 2006 | £349,000 5 Oct 2007 | 2 | +202% per year | +195% inflation-adjusted |
| 105, Oxhey Avenue | £150,000 1 Mar 2006 | £440,000 16 Feb 2007 | 2 | +193% per year | +186% inflation-adjusted |
| Malden Lodge Flat 10, Alexandra Road | £54,950 5 Feb 2009 | £150,000 18 Sep 2009 | 2 | +173% per year | +173% inflation-adjusted |
| 80, Redwood Close | £52,000 2 Jul 2004 | £139,000 17 Jun 2005 | 2 | +167% per year | +162% inflation-adjusted |
| 43, Sussex Road | £35,000 24 Jul 1998 | £92,000 29 Jan 1999 | 2 | +163% per year | +158% inflation-adjusted |
| 53, Vicarage Road | £25,000 3 Mar 1998 | £89,000 8 Jul 1999 | 2 | +157% per year | +153% inflation-adjusted |
| 45, Fuller Road | £77,500 16 Jul 2003 | £197,000 27 Jan 2004 | 2 | +154% per year | +150% inflation-adjusted |
| 5A, Beechpark Way | £103,250 17 Sep 1999 | £257,950 30 May 2000 | 2 | +150% per year | +145% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Bushey Mill Crescent | £125,000 20 Dec 2006 | £305,500 28 Sep 2007 | 2 | +144% per year | +139% inflation-adjusted |
| 113, Hempstead Road | £530,000 16 Apr 2007 | £1,220,000 7 Mar 2008 | 2 | +130% per year | +122% inflation-adjusted |
| 46, Wiggenhall Road | £170,000 31 Jul 2014 | £380,000 10 Apr 2015 | 2 | +124% per year | +120% inflation-adjusted |
| 46, Langley Road | £51,000 28 Aug 1997 | £105,000 26 Jun 1998 | 2 | +106% per year | +101% inflation-adjusted |
| 284 - 286, St Albans Road | £63,000 5 Feb 1998 | £128,750 1 May 1998 | 2 | +104% per year | +104% inflation-adjusted |
| 172, Coates Way | £40,000 11 Aug 1995 | £81,500 3 May 1996 | 2 | +104% per year | +99% inflation-adjusted |
| 18A, Upper Paddock Road | £50,000 6 Apr 1998 | £99,950 25 Aug 1998 | 2 | +100% per year | +100% inflation-adjusted |
| 97, Harrow Way | £125,050 5 Dec 2001 | £249,000 26 Jun 2002 | 2 | +99% per year | +96% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Essex Road | £109,000 10 Nov 2011 | £208,500 9 Aug 2012 | 2 | +91% per year | +86% inflation-adjusted |
| 22, Holywell Road | £170,000 17 Apr 2014 | £325,000 27 Mar 2015 | 2 | +91% per year | +88% inflation-adjusted |
| 40, Beechwood Rise | £240,000 26 Feb 2016 | £455,000 18 Nov 2016 | 2 | +90% per year | +90% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, Caldwell Road | £79,722 14 Feb 2003 | £144,950 14 Feb 2003 | 2 | +82% per year | +82% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Woodhall Lane | £61,000 9 Dec 2002 | £159,950 30 Jul 2004 | 2 | +80% per year | +76% inflation-adjusted |
| 32 Flat 3, Percy Road | £145,000 28 Nov 2014 | £260,000 26 Jun 2015 | 2 | +79% per year | +76% inflation-adjusted |
| 354, St Albans Road | £100,600 20 May 2002 | £179,350 12 Dec 2002 | 2 | +78% per year | +78% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Bucknalls Lane | £325,200 31 Jul 2014 | £570,000 19 Jun 2015 | 2 | +75% per year | +72% inflation-adjusted |
| 54, Acme Road | £64,000 21 Jun 1999 | £109,950 4 Nov 1999 | 2 | +72% per year | +72% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Bucks Avenue | £20,000 9 Dec 1997 | £499,950 12 Dec 2003 | 2 | +71% per year | +68% inflation-adjusted |
| 55, St Georges Drive | £275,000 27 Nov 2013 | £480,000 12 Dec 2014 | 2 | +71% per year | +68% inflation-adjusted |
| 131A, Queens Road | £135,000 25 Oct 2013 | £229,950 28 Aug 2014 | 2 | +70% per year | +68% inflation-adjusted |
| 184, Whippendell Road | £50,000 31 Aug 1999 | £140,000 7 Aug 2001 | 2 | +70% per year | +67% inflation-adjusted |
| 56, Compton Place | £245,000 14 Mar 2014 | £443,000 30 Apr 2015 | 2 | +69% per year | +66% inflation-adjusted |
| 48, Langley Road | £85,000 5 Jan 2001 | £142,000 31 Aug 2001 | 2 | +67% per year | +67% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, New Road | £43,000 13 Jan 1995 | £140,000 2 May 1997 | 3 | +67% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| 57, Sotheron Road | £115,000 23 Dec 2003 | £192,000 27 Aug 2004 | 2 | +67% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Upper Paddock Road | £284,850 10 Jul 2015 | £475,000 22 Apr 2016 | 2 | +67% per year | +65% inflation-adjusted |
| 46, St James Road | £150,000 13 Mar 2008 | £249,950 9 Dec 2008 | 2 | +67% per year | +67% inflation-adjusted |
| 473, Whippendell Road | £105,000 14 Mar 2002 | £174,950 14 Mar 2003 | 2 | +67% per year | +63% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, The Mead | £330,000 17 Apr 2015 | £545,000 5 Feb 2016 | 2 | +65% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| 13, Phillipers | £150,000 6 Jul 2007 | £247,500 5 Oct 2007 | 2 | +65% per year | +65% inflation-adjusted |
| 447, St Albans Road | £250,000 30 Apr 2003 | £410,000 14 Apr 2004 | 3 | +64% per year | +61% inflation-adjusted |
| 114, Carpenders Avenue | £250,000 29 Jan 2013 | £410,000 3 Dec 2013 | 2 | +64% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Penrose Avenue | £231,000 20 Dec 2006 | £377,500 7 Nov 2007 | 2 | +63% per year | +60% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Juniper Grove | £265,000 7 Sep 2001 | £445,000 30 Sep 2002 | 2 | +63% per year | +60% inflation-adjusted |
| Laurel House, 29 Flat 3, St Johns Road | £65,000 28 Jul 2000 | £132,500 16 Jan 2002 | 2 | +62% per year | +58% inflation-adjusted |
| 61, Shakespeare Street | £210,000 26 Jun 2015 | £339,950 21 Mar 2016 | 2 | +62% per year | +60% inflation-adjusted |
| 75, The Harebreaks | £110,000 20 Jul 2004 | £230,792 3 Feb 2006 | 2 | +62% per year | +57% inflation-adjusted |
| 32, Chalk Hill | £60,000 8 Nov 1996 | £199,950 12 May 1999 | 2 | +62% per year | +58% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
Watford house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Watford?
Half of homes sold in Watford went for more than £204,000 and half for less, across 65,817 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Watford?
Recorded sales in Watford range from £1,500 to £4,500,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Watford risen?
Over the past decade prices in Watford are +22% in cash terms but −13% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Watford?
In Watford the median price is £3,059 per square metre, from 42,099 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Watford was 22 May 2026.
Postcode districts in Watford
Streets in Watford
St Albans Road£177,500 medianWhippendell Road£187,875 medianHempstead Road£284,975 medianCourtlands Close£120,750 medianRickmansworth Road£185,000 medianGammons Lane£224,975 medianLeavesden Road£161,500 medianScammell Way£77,225 medianLangley Road£212,000 medianChester Road£160,750 medianSouthwold Road£105,000 medianGladstone Road£130,000 medianQueens Road£160,000 medianHarwoods Road£166,045 medianSheepcot Lane£250,000 medianPrestwick Road£207,000 medianCassio Road£99,950 medianByewaters£204,498 medianHagden Lane£186,000 medianNorth Western Avenue£193,000 medianNorbury Avenue£180,000 medianPioneer Way£90,000 medianSandringham Road£195,500 medianPinner Road£223,250 medianHigh Road£220,000 medianLower High Street£112,875 medianHayling Road£177,750 medianExeter Close£120,000 medianEastbury Road£225,500 medianRedwood Close£129,950 median
Popular places
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