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13,205 people · median £378,500 · 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
£378,500 median 3rd cheapest of 10 neighbourhoods
among 10 neighbourhoods in Watford
A typical home here sells for £378,500, up 4.1% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 42 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£378,500
5-year change+4.1%
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 ownership42%
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
£4,223 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 Holywell Estate 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whippendell Road | £210,000 | 465 | -0.7% |
| Scammell Way | £77,500 | 405 | +0.3% |
| Pioneer Way | £90,975 | 326 | -41.3% |
| Hagden Lane | £197,000 | 288 | +24.7% |
| Metropolitan Station Approach | £255,000 | 269 | -19.3% |
| Himalayan Way | £94,475 | 258 | -32.2% |
| Sydney Road | £357,000 | 257 | — |
| Rickmansworth Road | £175,000 | 249 | -41.5% |
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 Holywell Estate 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 Holywell Estate — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Silver Place | Flat | 1 | B | £245,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 5 Hugo Close | Terraced | 4+ | C | £593,750 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 9 Savanna Court Rickmansworth Road | Flat | 1 | D | £220,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 344 Hagden Lane | Detached | 4+ | D | £955,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 43b Cassiobury Park Avenue | Detached | 4+ | D | £901,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 160 Cooke House 73-89 Sydney Road | Flat | 2 | A | £240,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 7 Barra House Scammell Way | Flat | 1 | D | £190,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 1 Lucas Court 155, Hagden Lane | Flat | 3 | B | £300,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 5 Weldon Court 1, Rembrandt Way | Flat | 1 | B | £250,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 12 Omega Court The Gateway | Flat | 3 | C | £317,000 | May 2026 |
252 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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