Watford

WD17 house prices in Watford

Name: Sold house prices in WD17, Watford
Creator: HM Land Registry
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

The median sold price in WD17 between 23 Jun 2025 and 24 Jul 2026 was £400,000 across 250 recorded sales. WD17 covers part of Watford around the Central ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£400,000

Range £199,500–£1,065,500 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Jun 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in WD17, Watford, was £400,000 across 250 recorded sales between 23 Jun 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,447 a year — Watford's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Watford, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where WD17 sits in Watford

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in WD17

SILAS COURT, LOCKHART ROAD, WATFORD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 24 Jul 2026
£335,000
LORANE COURT, LANGLEY ROAD, WATFORD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 23 Jul 2026
£330,000
9, HOPWOOD CLOSE, WATFORD
Terraced · Freehold · 20 Jul 2026
£554,000
HERTFORD HOUSE, SUTTON ROAD, WATFORD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 16 Jul 2026
£203,000
97, LANGLEY ROAD, WATFORD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 16 Jul 2026
£625,000

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Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

WD17 sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£400,000

Lower end

£199,500

Upper end

£1,065,500

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — WD17

By property type

What each type sells for — WD17

Sold twice — what the same home resold for

The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year — a big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.

LORANE COURT, LANGLEY ROAD, WATFORD
£367,000 (2025)£330,000 (2026)-10.1% over 1 yrs (-10.5%/yr)
KIRKWOOD COURT, LOCKHART ROAD, WATFORD
£312,000 (2025)£400,000 (2026)+28.2% over 0.7 yrs (+39.6%/yr)
ELIZABETH COURT, 170, HEMPSTEAD ROAD, WATFORD
£285,000 (2025)£375,000 (2026)+31.6% over 0.6 yrs (+53.2%/yr)
WILTON PLACE, 81 - 89, ESTCOURT ROAD, WATFORD
£249,000 (2025)£258,500 (2026)+3.8% over 0.6 yrs (+6.8%/yr)

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — WD17

135 freehold (54%)

115 leasehold (46%)

1 new-build sale

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WD17. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every WD17 sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on WD17

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in WD17

Band D · Watford · 2026-27

£2,447

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in Watford, 2026-27
Band	1991 value	A year
A	up to £40,000	£1,631
B	£40,001–£52,000	£1,903
C	£52,001–£68,000	£2,175
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,447
E	£88,001–£120,000	£2,990
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,534
G	£160,001–£320,000	£4,078
H	over £320,000	£4,893

These are Watford's charges for 2026-27, the authority WD17 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Watford · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near WD17

Lanchester Primary School
Primary · Free Schools · WD17 3HD
263 m
Good · 2019
West Herts College
16 plus · Colleges · WD17 3EZ
433 m
Not graded
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WD17 4YT
767 m
Good · 2023
Nascot Wood Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WD17 4YS
799 m
Outstanding · 2023
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd
Other types · WD17 1JJ
845 m
Not graded
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Free Schools · WD17 1JJ
845 m
Good · 2019
Chater Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WD18 0WN
1.1 km
Outstanding · 2013
Chater Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WD18 7RD
1.1 km
Good · 2019

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WD17 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around WD17

Watford/26/00545/FULUndecided
414 m
Demolition and removal of existing buildings and the erection of 3 x 3 bed 2 storey dwellings.
Received 2026-07-16
Watford/26/00535/FULHUndecided
487 m
Erection of a double storey side, single storey rear and front porch extensions with roof lights.
Received 2026-07-13
Watford/26/00517/ADVUndecided
473 m
Consent to display progress flag on existing flag pole outside entrance to Town Hall
Received 2026-07-07
Watford/26/00495/TPO5Conditions
186 m
Works to trees 5 day notice under TPO.60
Received 2026-06-29 · decided 2026-06-30
Watford/26/00492/NONMATUndecided
270 m
Non - material amendment pursuant to planning permission 24/00184/FULH for new juliette balcony on the loft floor side flank of house
Received 2026-06-29
Watford/26/00449/FULHUndecided
258 m
Erection of a first-floor extension over the existing flat roof (incorporating the scheme previously approved under ref: 26/00051/VAR) alongside a new loft conversion to provide additional habitable accommodation
Received 2026-06-15

Applications are matched within 500 m of the WD17 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WD17 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 2386 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 22 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for WD17

Across the 12 sampled WD17 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

WD17 4BQ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WD17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WD17 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in WD17, band by band

Watford's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WD17 median sold price of £400,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Watford for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the WD17 median sold price
Band	1991 valueVOA basis	A yearWatford	A month÷ 12	Of the median÷ £400,000
A	up to £40,000	£1,631	£136	0.41%
B	£40,001–£52,000	£1,903	£159	0.48%
C	£52,001–£68,000	£2,175	£181	0.54%
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,447	£204	0.61%
E	£88,001–£120,000	£2,990	£249	0.75%
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,534	£295	0.88%
G	£160,001–£320,000	£4,078	£340	1.02%
H	over £320,000	£4,893	£408	1.22%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WD17 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Watford, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in WD17 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 218 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WD17. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

SILAS COURT, LOCKHART ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4BQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£335,000
2026-07-24
LORANE COURT, LANGLEY ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4LZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£330,000
2026-07-23
9, HOPWOOD CLOSE, WATFORD
WD17 4LJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£554,000
2026-07-20
HERTFORD HOUSE, SUTTON ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 2QG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£203,000
2026-07-16
97, LANGLEY ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4PE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-16
32, TUNNEL WOOD ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4WN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£842,000
2026-07-15
20, DEVEREUX DRIVE, WATFORD
WD17 3DE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,675,000
2026-07-06
ASHLEIGH COURT, 29, LOATES LANE, WATFORD
WD17 2PJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£243,500
2026-07-01
17, STAMFORD ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4QS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-06-30
17A, ESSEX ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4EL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-06-30
WINDERMERE COURT, ALEXANDRA ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4UA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-06-26
79, SUTTON ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 2QG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£418,000
2026-06-26
60B, MALDEN ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4EW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£282,000
2026-06-19
NANTERRE COURT, 63 - 67, HEMPSTEAD ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 3AF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£100,000
2026-06-11
10, BURROW CLOSE, WATFORD
WD17 4DS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£283,000
2026-06-09
58, WOODLAND DRIVE, WATFORD
WD17 3BZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,200,000
2026-06-09
KIRKWOOD COURT, LOCKHART ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4AY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£400,000
2026-06-04
4, TERRACE GARDENS, WATFORD
WD17 1RB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-05-29
85, RIDGE LANE, WATFORD
WD17 4SX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,070,000
2026-05-29
STEWART COURT, 2, COLNHURST ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4BW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£370,000
2026-05-28
33, SOTHERON ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 2QB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-05-22
5C, GLADSTONE ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 2QZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£211,500
2026-05-21
QUEENS GATE, 2, LORD STREET, WATFORD
WD17 2LQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-05-20
30, MALDEN ROAD, WATFORD
WD17 4EW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-05-19

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

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Crime rate

Street-level reported crime from Police.UK, by category.

Flood risk

Live Environment Agency warnings and long-term risk.

EPC ratings

Energy certificates A–G from the GOV.UK register.

Boundaries

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Every WD17 figure is official, sourced and dated

We never show estimated “valuations” or magic numbers — just real recorded data from the UK's official registers, refreshed continuously.

HM Land RegistrySold prices
MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
Department for Education · OfstedSchools
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Police.UKStreet-level crime
Environment AgencyFlood risk
postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Questions, answered

The WD17 report: your questions

What is the average house price in WD17?

The median sold price in WD17, Watford was £400,000 across 250 recorded sales between 23 Jun 2025 and 24 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £199,500 and £1,065,500. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.

How much is council tax in WD17?

WD17 is billed by Watford, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,447 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.

Which schools are near WD17?

The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the WD17 district centre, the nearest being Lanchester Primary School (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.

Is WD17 a deprived area?

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 WD17 postcodes we sampled run from decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like WD17 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.

Have there been planning applications near WD17?

The last check of the local planning authority register found 2386 applications within 500 m of the WD17 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.

Can I see what an individual address in WD17 sold for?

Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 218 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WD17, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

How up to date are the WD17 sold prices?

Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.

Does WD17 cover my exact street?

WD17 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Nearby

Postcode districts near WD17

The closest districts to WD17 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.

The Watford property market Every WD17 sale in the sold price tool Council tax bands in WD17 Schools near WD17 Planning applications in WD17

Where this comes from

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every WD17 sale in the lookup tool · The Watford property market · About Your Property Check.