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6,922 people · median £433,500 · Watford
Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor) 32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£433,500 median 6th cheapest of 10 neighbourhoods
among 10 neighbourhoods in Watford
A typical home here sells for £433,500, up 1.5% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 36 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£433,500
5-year change+1.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Watford22.5%
Of the homes across Watford that sold again within five years, 22.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats22.8%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new26.1%
Bought second-hand21.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+17.9% · ~8.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,072 resale pairs) across Watford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership74%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,447
Watford Borough Council£309
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,631
Band B£1,903
Band C£2,175
Band D (baseline)£2,447
Band E£2,990
Band F£3,534
Band G£4,078
Band H£4,893
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£4,491 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Garston 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans Road | £245,500 | 306 | +44.7% |
| North Western Avenue | £186,500 | 270 | +36.3% |
| Ley Farm Close | £217,750 | 214 | +6.9% |
| Sheepcot Lane | £235,950 | 207 | +22.8% |
| Rochester Drive | £112,000 | 155 | +5.6% |
| Beken Court | £136,500 | 154 | -23.5% |
| Berry Avenue | £199,500 | 142 | -2.5% |
| Beechwood Rise | £225,500 | 126 | +12% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Watford how Garston compares · from Watford
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Woodside +28.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside | £460,000 | +28.4% | 48 |
| Tudor Estate | £571,000 | +22.2% | 134 |
| Kingswood | £472,500 | +18.8% | 84 |
| Meriden | £450,000 | +18.2% | 86 |
| North Watford | £415,000 | +16.3% | 506 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Garston — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 North Western Avenue | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £410,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 76, Leggatts Wood Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £560,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 14 Dome Mews 527, St. Albans Road | Flat | 1 | B | £245,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 90 Berry Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £545,000 | May 2026 |
| 71 North Western Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £550,000 | May 2026 |
| 605, St. Albans Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £535,000 | May 2026 |
| 569 St Albans Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £275,000 | May 2026 |
| 5, Beken Court First Avenue | Flat | 2 | C | £120,000 | May 2026 |
| 16 Garston Crescent | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £630,000 | Apr 2026 |
| Flat 1, 30 Berry Avenue | Flat | — | — | £245,000 | Apr 2026 |
156 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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