— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,829 people · median £435,000 · 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 £435,000, down 23.8% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 64 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£435,000
5-year change-23.8%
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 Watford23.2%
Of the homes across Watford that sold again within five years, 23.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.9%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats23.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new26.7%
Bought second-hand22%
Overall
Typical resale gain+17.2% · ~9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,114 resale pairs) across Watford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership62%
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
£4,395 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 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Road | £215,000 | 400 | -4.7% |
| Hempstead Road | £273,758 | 311 | +5.8% |
| Grandfield Avenue | £183,750 | 274 | +4.8% |
| Courtlands Drive | £182,000 | 210 | -48.9% |
| Lockhart Road | £237,500 | 197 | -12.6% |
| Greenbank Road | £247,750 | 154 | -3.9% |
| Colnhurst Road | £395,000 | 147 | -36.8% |
| Church Road | £236,500 | 146 | -0.9% |
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 4 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 4 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Heathdene Manor Grandfield Avenue | Flat | 1 | C | £100,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 3 Rouper Court 22, Alexandra Road | Flat | 2 | B | £290,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 3 14, Grandfield Avenue | Flat | 3 | C | £317,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 33 Roseberry Court Grandfield Avenue | Flat | 3 | C | £375,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 2 Lindens Nascot Road | Flat | 3 | C | £370,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5, Hopwood Close | Terraced | 2 | D | £435,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 70 Colnhurst Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £1,050,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 31 Heathdene Manor Grandfield Avenue | Flat | 3 | D | £205,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 75 Silas Court Lockhart Road | Flat | — | — | £335,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 28 Kenilworth Court Hempstead Road | Flat | — | — | £273,758 | Jul 2026 |
101 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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