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WD17 3

4,390 people · median £975,000 · Watford

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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 £975,000, up 14.5% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 40 sales
£440k£593k£746k£899k£1.1m2010201720252015 +17%−8%£938,750
Median sold price£975,000
5-year change+14.5%
Price per square metre£5,347 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£46k£308k£570k£832k£1.1m1995201020251999 +35%−14%£938,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£1.1m
Semi-detached
£895k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership89%

Owned outright
47%
With a mortgage
41%
Private rented
9%
Social rented
2%
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

£5,347 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 3 27 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Cassiobury Drive£622,500252+18.8%
Hempstead Road£325,000208-8.1%
Woodland Drive£488,000178+5.7%
Parkside Drive£535,000121+23.6%
Langley Way£491,25094+19.2%
Harford Drive£459,00091
Devereux Drive£660,00061+23.7%
Orchard Drive£460,50051
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 3 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 3 — 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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