Watford property guide

Hertfordshire's biggest town market, served by four routes into London.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Watford, Hertfordshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of June 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Fast trains reach London Euston in about 20 minutes.

Median sale price (12m)

£426,000

Sales registered (12m)

743

Open schools

63

About Watford

Watford's Victorian terraces off Vicarage Road, 1930s semis in North Watford and the avenues around Cassiobury cover most price points.

The town holds major employers in its own right, and Cassiobury Park and the Metropolitan line shape the top of the market.

House prices in Watford

The median sale price in Watford over the last 12 months was £426,000, across 743 recorded transactions. That is 0.5% lower than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Watford, accounting for 238 of the period's sales at a median of £425,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£845,000	70
Semi-detached	£540,000	197
Terraced	£425,000	238
Flat	£265,000	230
Other	£530,000	8

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Schools in Watford

Watford has 63 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 42 primary, 7 secondary and 11 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Watford centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Watford Grammar School for Girls	WD18 0AE	0.3 km
Watford Grammar School for Boys	WD18 7JF	1.2 km
Westfield Academy	WD18 6NS	1.6 km
Queens' School	WD23 2TY	1.9 km
The Grange Academy	WD23 3AA	2.1 km

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Crime in Watford

In Watford, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (29.1%), anti-social behaviour (20.2%) and criminal damage and arson (8.2%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	29.1%
Anti-social behaviour	20.2%
Criminal damage and arson	8.2%
Other theft	8.1%
Vehicle crime	7.9%

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Postcode districts in Watford

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Watford boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
WD1	10,426
WD17	10,426
WD18	10,426
WD19	10,426
WD24	10,426

Living near Watford

Nearby towns include St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hitchin and Bishop's Stortford.

St. Albans
Hemel Hempstead
Stevenage
Hitchin
Bishop's Stortford

Frequently asked questions about Watford

The median sale price in Watford over the last 12 months was £426,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 63 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Watford area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Watford over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 10,426 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Watford sold prices

Trends, recent sales, top streets

Crime in Watford

By category and postcode district

Schools in Watford

Primary, secondary and sixth-form

Planning applications near Watford

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