— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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11,012 people · median £357,500 · 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 £357,500, down 2.4% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 37 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£357,500
5-year change-2.4%
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 ownership50%
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
£3,981 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 WD18 7 59 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whippendell Road | £188,000 | 846 | +6.1% |
| Rickmansworth Road | £190,000 | 435 | -34.1% |
| Harwoods Road | £166,044 | 350 | +19.6% |
| Metropolitan Station Approach | £255,000 | 269 | -19.3% |
| Sydney Road | £357,000 | 257 | — |
| Hagden Lane | £202,500 | 255 | +25.3% |
| The Gateway | £236,000 | 240 | -8.2% |
| Princes Avenue | £176,000 | 212 | — |
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 7 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 7 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Silver Place | Flat | 1 | B | £245,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 101 Kings Avenue | Terraced | 3 | D | £415,000 | 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 |
| Flat 13 Gate House Place 25-27 Rickmansworth Road | Flat | 4+ | B | £355,000 | 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 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 |
114 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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