— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,212 people · median £353,000 · 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 £353,000, up 8% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 19 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£353,000
5-year change+8%
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 ownership34%
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
£4,291 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 2 26 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Road | £160,000 | 357 | -14.5% |
| Gladstone Road | £132,500 | 352 | -0.8% |
| Lower High Street | £112,875 | 298 | -9.6% |
| Sutton Road | £167,500 | 218 | +10.6% |
| Estcourt Road | £187,000 | 217 | +14% |
| Sotheron Road | £171,200 | 195 | +16.7% |
| Loates Lane | £250,000 | 173 | — |
| Shaftesbury Road | £183,000 | 169 | +14.5% |
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 2 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 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 30 Ashleigh Court 29, Loates Lane | Flat | 2 | C | £243,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 79 Sutton Road | Terraced | 4+ | C | £418,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 33 Sotheron Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £465,000 | May 2026 |
| 5c Gladstone Road | Flat | — | — | £211,500 | May 2026 |
| FLAT 50 QUEENS GATE 2 LORD STREET | Flat | 2 | C | £275,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 27 Clock House Wellstones | Flat | 1 | B | £114,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 127b, Queens Road | Flat | 1 | F | £142,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 81C QUEENS ROAD WATFORD | Flat | 1 | D | £215,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 95 SOTHERON ROAD | Terraced | 2 | C | £393,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 118 High Street | Other | — | — | £1,000,000 | Apr 2026 |
67 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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