— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
Home › Watford › WD18 8 · postcode sector
1,294 people · median £376,500 · Watford
Watford Council · Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor) 32/36 seats · 89% · OCD 2026
Loading…
What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £376,500, down 30.5% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 9 sales
Median sold price£376,500
5-year change-30.5%
Price per square metre£4,495 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1998
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
Home ownership64%
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
£4,495 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 WD18 8 7 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byewaters | £204,498 | 348 | -12% |
| Evensyde | £191,500 | 153 | -10.4% |
| Basildon Close | £200,000 | 113 | — |
| Longman Close | £192,498 | 72 | — |
| Heckford Close | £225,000 | 54 | — |
| Gill Close | £250,000 | 52 | — |
| Epsom Road | £307,500 | 18 | — |
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 WD18 8 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 WD18 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15, Basildon Close | Flat | 3 | C | £370,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 40, Byewaters | Terraced | 1 | D | £327,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 126 Byewaters | Terraced | 2 | C | £440,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 49, Byewaters | Terraced | 3 | D | £383,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 25 Evensyde | Terraced | 2 | C | £410,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 57, Evensyde | Flat | 2 | C | £318,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 29 Basildon Close | Flat | 2 | C | £285,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 99, Byewaters | Terraced | 3 | C | £580,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 68 Byewaters | Semi-detached | 1 | C | £287,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 18 Byewaters | Terraced | 2 | C | £436,000 | Feb 2025 |
8 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
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…