Property market
The five-year median is £397,500 from 1,599 recorded sales in WD17. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Watford is £396,385 in June 2026, up 2.8% year on year.
WD17 postcode district
Property prices and recorded sales
WD17: 11,408 recorded property sales with dates, prices and address history. HM Land Registry records, not current valuations.
- Latest recorded sale
- 24 July 2026
- All recorded sales
- 11,408 Since 4 January 1995
- Five-year median
- £397,500
- Sales in five-year window
- 1,599
Five-year sales by property type
Detached 270
Semi-detached 147
Terraced 231
Flats 857
Other 94
Annual property market
Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.
| Year | Recorded sales | All property types median sale price | Detached median sale price | Semi-detached median sale price | Terraced median sale price | Flat or maisonette median sale price | Other median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 382 | £324,500 | £803,500 | £559,475 | £355,000 | £235,000 | £805,000 |
| 2016 | 405 | £340,000 | £900,000 | £685,000 | £378,000 | £260,000 | £500,000 |
| 2017 | 330 | £361,250 | £865,000 | £680,000 | £375,000 | £300,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2018 | 317 | £415,000 | £837,000 | £590,467 | £399,000 | £308,500 | £440,000 |
| 2019 | 333 | £371,000 | £870,000 | £600,000 | £354,000 | £300,000 | £849,030 |
| 2020 | 255 | £354,000 | £825,275 | £694,350 | £370,000 | £255,000 | £479,000 |
| 2021 | 477 | £385,000 | £900,000 | £660,000 | £397,500 | £304,623 | £965,000 |
| 2022 | 347 | £400,000 | £1,065,000 | £755,000 | £422,500 | £318,500 | £762,500 |
| 2023 | 264 | £401,375 | £992,000 | £662,500 | £400,000 | £316,000 | £635,000 |
| 2024 | 378 | £390,500 | £1,007,500 | £806,500 | £420,000 | £306,750 | £1,000,000 |
| 2025 | 344 | £385,000 | £975,875 | £810,000 | £420,000 | £285,000 | £489,000 |
| 2026 | 96 | £394,000 | £995,000 | £852,500 | £465,000 | £272,500 | £350,000 |
Every recorded sale
1-20 of 11,408 · WD17
July 2021 to July 2026
24 July 2026
£335,000Silas Court, 75, Lockhart Road, Watford, WD17 4BQ
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
23 July 2026
£330,000Lorane Court, 21, Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4LZ
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
20 July 2026
£554,0009, Hopwood Close, Watford, WD17 4LJ
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
16 July 2026
£625,00097, Flat 1a, Langley Road, Watford, WD17 4PE
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
16 July 2026
£203,000Hertford House, Flat 8, Sutton Road, Watford, WD17 2QG
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
15 July 2026
£842,00032, Tunnel Wood Road, Watford, WD17 4WN
Detached, Freehold, existing property
6 July 2026
£1,675,00020, Devereux Drive, Watford, WD17 3DE
Detached, Freehold, existing property
1 July 2026
£243,500Ashleigh Court, 29, Flat 30, Loates Lane, Watford, WD17 2PJ
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
30 June 2026
£350,00017a, Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
30 June 2026
£575,00017, Stamford Road, Watford, WD17 4QS
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£418,00079, Sutton Road, Watford, WD17 2QG
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£305,000Windermere Court, 6, Alexandra Road, Watford, WD17 4UA
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
19 June 2026
£282,00060b, Malden Road, Watford, WD17 4EW
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
11 June 2026
£100,000Nanterre Court, 63 - 67, 20, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3AF
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
9 June 2026
£1,200,00058, Woodland Drive, Watford, WD17 3BZ
Detached, Freehold, existing property
9 June 2026
£283,00010, Burrow Close, Watford, WD17 4DS
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
4 June 2026
£400,000Kirkwood Court, 2, Lockhart Road, Watford, WD17 4AY
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
29 May 2026
£1,070,00085, Ridge Lane, Watford, WD17 4SX
Detached, Freehold, existing property
29 May 2026
£380,0004, Terrace Gardens, Watford, WD17 1RB
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
28 May 2026
£370,000Stewart Court, 2, Flat 19, Colnhurst Road, Watford, WD17 4BW
Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property
Local property price history
1-12 of 378 monthly records
Average price trend
Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Watford.
| Period | Average price |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | £407,157 |
| August 2025 | £410,229 |
| September 2025 | £407,270 |
| October 2025 | £398,967 |
| November 2025 | £395,046 |
| December 2025 | £394,264 |
| January 2026 | £393,117 |
| February 2026 | £396,110 |
| March 2026 | £392,198 |
| April 2026 | £394,178 |
| May 2026 | £394,045 |
| June 2026 | £396,385 |
| Month | Area | Average price | Index | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Watford | £396,385 | 95.6 | 0.6% | 2.8% | Not supplied |
| May 2026 | Watford | £394,045 | 95.1 | 0.0% | 1.9% | Not supplied |
| April 2026 | Watford | £394,178 | 95.1 | 0.5% | 2.2% | 59 |
| March 2026 | Watford | £392,198 | 94.6 | -1.0% | -2.6% | 66 |
| February 2026 | Watford | £396,110 | 95.6 | 0.8% | -0.8% | 65 |
| January 2026 | Watford | £393,117 | 94.8 | -0.3% | -2.9% | 54 |
| December 2025 | Watford | £394,264 | 95.1 | -0.2% | -2.1% | 67 |
| November 2025 | Watford | £395,046 | 95.3 | -1.0% | -1.8% | 92 |
| October 2025 | Watford | £398,967 | 96.3 | -2.0% | 1.3% | 85 |
| September 2025 | Watford | £407,270 | 98.3 | -0.7% | 4.5% | 86 |
| August 2025 | Watford | £410,229 | 99.0 | 0.8% | 7.1% | 72 |
| July 2025 | Watford | £407,157 | 98.2 | 5.6% | 4.4% | 104 |
Evidence in context
Local comparison
House prices in nearby postcode districts
Nearby districts are ranked by distance between their postcode centroids within 50 km. Prices are five-year medians from recorded HM Land Registry sales, not asking prices.