Watford sold house prices

Every recorded Land Registry sale in Watford, Hertfordshire. Trend over the last 24 months, breakdown by property type, top streets by sale volume, and the 20 most recent sales.

Sales last 12 months
743
Median price
£426,000
Period
Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Refreshed 1 September 2026

By property type

Median price last 12 months. Year-on-year change shown where prior-year data is available.

Property type Sales Median price YoY change
Detached 70 £845,000 +7.6%
Semi-detached 197 £540,000 +0.0%
Terraced 238 £425,000 -1.2%
Flat 230 £265,000 -5.4%
Other 8 £530,000 +6.0%

Monthly sales volume

Sales registered with HM Land Registry, Jul 2024 to Jun 2026. Sales appear two to three months after completion.

237 119 0 Jul 2024 May 2025 Jun 2026
Monthly sales volume
MonthValue
2024-07149
2024-08150
2024-09128
2024-10150
2024-11164
2024-12133
2025-01113
2025-02144
2025-03237
2025-0426
2025-0587
2025-0685
2025-07106
2025-0884
2025-0981
2025-1035
2026-0175
2026-0290
2026-0398
2026-0484
2026-0562
2026-0628

Top streets in Watford by sale volume

Last 24 months. Streets where homes change hands most often, useful when you want to compare like-for-like.

Street Sales (24m) Average price
St Albans Road 61 £339,538
Colnebank Drive 52 £427,280
Whippendell Road 27 £358,389
Hempstead Road 21 £533,643
Langley Road 20 £623,730
Hayling Road 18 £483,389
Sydney Road 16 £312,224
Gammons Lane 15 £394,093
Cassiobury Drive 15 £971,500
Leavesden Road 14 £338,286

20 most recent sales

The latest registered transactions. Each row links to the full property report for that address.

Date Street Postcode Type Tenure Price
26 Jun 2026 Hagden Lane WD18 7SH Detached Freehold £955,000
26 Jun 2026 Horseshoe Lane WD25 7JQ Detached Freehold £785,000
26 Jun 2026 Leggatts Wood Avenue WD24 6RP Semi-detached Freehold £560,000
26 Jun 2026 Alexandra Road WD17 4UA Flat Leasehold £305,000
25 Jun 2026 Villiers Road WD19 4AJ Terraced Freehold £500,000
19 Jun 2026 Codicote Drive WD25 9QT Terraced Freehold £563,000
19 Jun 2026 Neal Street WD18 0AX Terraced Freehold £385,000
19 Jun 2026 Ganders Ash WD25 7EX Terraced Freehold £520,000
19 Jun 2026 Greenfield Avenue WD19 5DG Detached Freehold £715,000
18 Jun 2026 Oaklands Avenue WD19 4LW Semi-detached Freehold £847,000
16 Jun 2026 Hallam Close WD24 4RJ Flat Leasehold £285,000
12 Jun 2026 Milton Street WD24 5EU Terraced Freehold £405,000
12 Jun 2026 Keele Close WD24 4RB Flat Leasehold £325,000
12 Jun 2026 Bruce Grove WD24 4DR Terraced Freehold £441,500
11 Jun 2026 Hempstead Road WD17 3AF Flat Leasehold £100,000
11 Jun 2026 The Green WD25 8ES Detached Freehold £3,500,000
10 Jun 2026 Exeter Close WD24 4RE Flat Leasehold £405,000
9 Jun 2026 Burrow Close WD17 4DS Flat Leasehold £283,000
9 Jun 2026 Souldern Street WD18 0EU Terraced Freehold £391,500
9 Jun 2026 Hagden Lane WD18 0HQ Flat Leasehold £190,000

Highest sales last 12 months

  • The Green
    £3,500,000
    11 Jun 2026 · Detached
  • Hilfield Lane
    £1,775,000
    14 Apr 2026 · Detached
  • Greycaine Road
    £1,730,000
    2 Feb 2026 · Other

Lowest sales last 12 months

  • Heathdene Manor
    £95,000
    26 Mar 2026 · Flat
  • Holtsmere Close
    £97,000
    1 Aug 2025 · Flat
  • Hempstead Road
    £100,000
    11 Jun 2026 · Flat

Lowest sales are often part-transfers, probate transactions, or non-arms-length deals between connected parties. They don't always reflect open-market value.

What sold prices don't tell you about Watford

  • Lease length isn't shown. Leasehold sales appear with the tenure flag, but the remaining term and ground rent are recorded only on the title document.
  • Off-market sales never appear. Private deals, repossessions sold below the open market, and most probate transfers are absent from this dataset.
  • New-build prices may include incentives. The number recorded is gross. Developer carpet allowances, deposit contributions, and part-exchange aren't deducted.
  • There is a reporting lag. Sales from the last two to three months haven't filtered through Land Registry yet.

Planning applications near Watford

Extensions, new homes and commercial schemes shape an area's prices before they reach the sold data. PlanIndex indexes applications from Watford, with decisions and approval rates.

FAQ

All sales come from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data, the official record of every freehold and leasehold transaction registered in England and Wales. Data is refreshed monthly. The latest refresh on this page was 1 September 2026.
Sales typically take two to three months to reach the Price Paid dataset, because solicitors register transfers in batches after completion. If a sale completed in the last quarter, it may not yet be visible.
New-build sales are flagged but the listed price may include developer incentives (carpet allowance, deposit contribution, part-exchange). The number recorded reflects the gross price, not the buyer's effective cost.
No. Land Registry records the tenure (freehold or leasehold) but not the remaining lease length. For lease term, ground rent, and service charge information, the official Land Registry title document is the source. Our paid full report includes the title link.

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