The average property price in Watford city is £461k, the median price is £425k. The average price increased by £12.3k (3%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £465k. The price of a newly built property is £370k. There were 1.4k property sales and sales dropped by 8.5% (-147 transactions). Most properties were sold in the £500k-£750k price range with 346 (23.9%) properties sold, followed by £400k-£500k price range with 341 (23.5%) properties sold.
June 2024 - May 2025
Watford city
England & Wales
Average price
█ £461k
█ £353k
Median price
█ £425k
█ £282k
Watford property sales share by price range
shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between June 2024 - May 2025.
Property price range
Market share
Sales volume
█ £50k-£100k
0.8%
11
█ £100k-£150k
1.6%
23
█ £150k-£200k
3.8%
55
█ £200k-£250k
7.0%
101
█ £250k-£300k
8.6%
124
█ £300k-£400k
22.2%
322
█ £400k-£500k
23.5%
341
█ £500k-£750k
23.9%
346
█ £750k-£1M
6.1%
88
█ over £1M
2.6%
37
Watford house prices map
This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'WD18 6' with the average price of £264k. The most expensive place is 'WD17 3', £947k.
Watford house prices compared to other cities
Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by city. Price % change compares the average property price between June 2024 - May 2025 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in city.
Average price percentage changeAverage property price
Watford house price rank
With the average price of £461k, Watford is the 10. most pricey city out of 113 England and Wales' cities.
Price ranking
Rank
city
Average price
1.
Inner London
£812k
2.
St Albans
£673k
3.
Cambridge
£577k
4.
Oxford
£572k
5.
Outer London
£562k
6.
Bath
£549k
7.
Guildford
£548k
8.
Woking
£531k
9.
Brighton and Hove
£498k
10.
Watford
£461k
...
103.
Scunthorpe
£154k
104.
Stockton-on-Tees
£154k
105.
Kingston upon Hull
£153k
106.
Darlington
£152k
107.
Sunderland
£150k
108.
Middlesbrough
£149k
109.
Blackpool
£148k
110.
Stoke-on-Trent
£145k
111.
Grimsby
£139k
112.
Hartlepool
£138k
113.
Burnley
£138k
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Watford real house prices
Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.
Real average price - nominal price adjusted for inflation
Year
Watford city
England & Wales
2025
£444k
£339k
2024
£485k
£369k
2023
£501k
£406k
2022
£568k
£458k
2021
£589k
£451k
2020
£579k
£429k
2019
£577k
£406k
2018
£609k
£418k
2017
£608k
£427k
2016
£602k
£420k
2015
£541k
£407k
2014
£489k
£400k
2013
£466k
£394k
2012
£447k
£393k
2011
£449k
£403k
2010
£462k
£427k
2009
£446k
£384k
2008
£481k
£408k
2007
£517k
£430k
2006
£484k
£411k
2005
£474k
£392k
2004
£452k
£383k
2003
£430k
£343k
2002
£380k
£309k
2001
£341k
£271k
2000
£303k
£253k
1999
£273k
£229k
1998
£254k
£210k
1997
£219k
£199k
1996
£202k
£186k
1995
£199k
£183k
Watford house prices
Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices
Nominal average price
Year
Watford city
England & Wales
2025
£444k
£339k
2024
£467k
£355k
2023
£439k
£356k
2022
£448k
£361k
2021
£446k
£342k
2020
£432k
£320k
2019
£421k
£296k
2018
£429k
£294k
2017
£414k
£290k
2016
£401k
£280k
2015
£358k
£270k
2014
£315k
£258k
2013
£291k
£247k
2012
£271k
£238k
2011
£259k
£233k
2010
£255k
£236k
2009
£248k
£213k
2008
£256k
£217k
2007
£264k
£219k
2006
£240k
£204k
2005
£229k
£189k
2004
£211k
£179k
2003
£195k
£156k
2002
£170k
£138k
2001
£149k
£119k
2000
£129k
£108k
1999
£115k
£96.0k
1998
£103k
£85.4k
1997
£86.2k
£78.5k
1996
£77.5k
£71.5k
1995
£73.9k
£67.9k
Watford house prices per square metre
Yearly average nominal price per square metre compared to England & Wales' house prices
