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WD17 1

3,202 people · median £380,000 · Watford

Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor)   32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £380,000, up 30.9% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2024 · 92 sales
£139k£201k£263k£325k£387k2009201620242017 +61%−24%£354,675
Median sold price£380,000
5-year change+30.9%
Price per square metre£5,172 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£7k£105k£204k£302k£401k1995200920242017 +61%−30%£354,675
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Flat
£287k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership28%

Owned outright
12%
With a mortgage
16%
Private rented
57%
Social rented
12%
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

£5,172 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in WD17 1 18 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Clarendon Road£285,000171+118.7%
St Albans Road£184,500165-7.7%
St Johns Road£178,000114-41.4%
West Street£167,000111-26.1%
Woodford Road£165,50090-5.8%
Westland Road£189,95077+13.8%
The Parade£165,00051
Terrace Gardens£204,95045+8.7%
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 WD17 1 compares · from Watford

Fastest 5-yr growth: Woodside +28.4%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 WD17 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
33 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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