— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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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
2026 YTD · 5 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£380,000
5-year change+30.9%
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 ownership28%
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 £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in WD17 1 18 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Road | £285,000 | 172 | +120.1% |
| St Albans Road | £184,500 | 165 | -7.7% |
| St Johns Road | £181,000 | 115 | -39.2% |
| West Street | £167,000 | 112 | -5.4% |
| Woodford Road | £165,500 | 90 | -5.8% |
| Westland Road | £189,975 | 78 | +9.6% |
| The Parade | £165,000 | 51 | — |
| Terrace Gardens | £206,975 | 46 | +3.8% |
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%
| 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 WD17 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Terrace Gardens | Terraced | 3 | D | £380,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 5 Westland Court 23, Westland Road | Flat | 3 | C | £287,200 | Mar 2026 |
| 14 Caledonian Court West Street | Flat | — | — | £240,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Flat 4 31 St. Johns Road | Flat | 1 | D | £760,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 12 Faircross House 116 The Parade | Flat | 2 | C | £265,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 78 Orchid Court, 1 West Street | Flat | — | — | £367,500 | Dec 2025 |
| Flat 20 Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road | Flat | 1 | C | £160,000 | Dec 2025 |
| 17a Albert Road North | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £630,000 | Dec 2025 |
| Flat 32 Arliss Court 24 Clarendon Road | Flat | 1 | C | £188,000 | Dec 2025 |
| Flat 6 Nash Trade House Woodford Road | Flat | 2 | B | £280,000 | Dec 2025 |
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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