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Watford house prices

The average house price in Watford city is £476k, up by £11.7k (3%) over the last 12 months, while the median is £430k. New homes cost £395k, while established homes average £476k. Most homes were sold in the £400k-£500k price range with 341 (24.1%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 300 (21.2%) properties sold. There were 1.4k residential property sales and sales dropped by 31.4% (-700 transactions).

Current residential house prices
October 2025 - September 2026Watford cityEngland & Wales
Median house price£430k£280k
Average house price£476k£349k

Watford property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between October 2025 - September 2026.

Watford property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by House Price Range
House price rangeMarket shareSales volume
█ £50k-£100k0.6%8
█ £100k-£150k2.6%37
█ £150k-£200k3.7%52
█ £200k-£250k7.4%105
█ £250k-£300k8.4%119
█ £300k-£400k20.7%293
█ £400k-£500k24.1%341
█ £500k-£750k21.2%300
█ £750k-£1M7.6%108
█ over £1M3.7%53

Watford house prices map

This price map shows the average house price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'WD18 9' with the average price of £235k. The most expensive place is 'WD17 3', £1.0M.

Watford house prices map

Watford house prices compared to other cities

Comparison of the average house price and an average price percentage change by city. Price % change compares the average house price between October 2025 - September 2026 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.

Watford house prices compared to other citiesAverage price percentage change
Average house price

Watford house price rank

With the average price of £476k, Watford is the 10. most pricey city out of 113 England and Wales' cities.

Watford house price rank
Ranking of city by Average House Price
RankcityAverage price
1.Inner London£783k
2.St Albans£671k
3.Cambridge£575k
4.Oxford£563k
5.Outer London£558k
6.Guildford£554k
7.Woking£520k
8.Bath£515k
9.Brighton and Hove£485k
10.Watford£476k
...
103.Stockton-on-Tees£160k
104.Darlington£160k
105.Scunthorpe£157k
106.Kingston upon Hull£156k
107.Middlesbrough£155k
108.Sunderland£155k
109.Stoke-on-Trent£152k
110.Burnley£150k
111.Blackpool£148k
112.Grimsby£140k
113.Hartlepool£138k

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Watford real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Watford real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Watford city
YearWatford cityEngland & Wales
2026£478k£345k
2025£482k£374k
2024£504k£386k
2023£518k£421k
2022£590k£476k
2021£611k£468k
2020£604k£448k
2019£602k£423k
2018£635k£435k
2017£633k£444k
2016£626k£437k
2015£563k£423k
2014£508k£416k
2013£484k£409k
2012£463k£407k
2011£467k£419k
2010£483k£446k
2009£465k£401k
2008£499k£423k
2007£538k£448k
2006£503k£427k
2005£495k£409k
2004£468k£397k
2003£447k£357k
2002£395k£321k
2001£354k£282k
2000£315k£262k
1999£285k£238k
1998£264k£219k
1997£227k£207k
1996£209k£193k
1995£207k£190k

Watford house prices

Yearly average nominal prices and CAGR compared to England & Wales' house prices

Watford house prices

Yearly Nominal Average House Prices and CAGR for Watford city
YearWatford city
average price
CAGR		England & Wales
average price
CAGR
2026£478k
6.20%		£345k
5.38%
2025£463k
6.31%		£360k
5.71%
2024£466k
6.55%		£358k
5.89%
2023£439k
6.57%		£357k
6.11%
2022£447k
6.89%		£361k
6.38%
2021£446k
7.16%		£342k
6.41%
2020£432k
7.31%		£320k
6.39%
2019£421k
7.51%		£296k
6.32%
2018£429k
7.94%		£294k
6.58%
2017£414k
8.14%		£290k
6.82%
2016£401k
8.39%		£280k
6.98%
2015£358k
8.21%		£270k
7.14%
2014£315k
7.93%		£258k
7.28%
2013£291k
7.91%		£247k
7.42%
2012£271k
7.93%		£238k
7.66%
2011£259k
8.16%		£233k
8.00%
2010£255k
8.62%		£236k
8.66%
2009£248k
9.01%		£213k
8.52%
2008£256k
10.02%		£217k
9.35%
2007£264k
11.17%		£219k
10.26%
2006£239k
11.27%		£204k
10.49%
2005£229k
11.98%		£189k
10.80%
2004£211k
12.36%		£179k
11.35%
2003£195k
12.91%		£156k
10.94%
2002£170k
12.60%		£138k
10.65%
2001£149k
12.43%		£119k
9.77%
2000£129k
11.79%		£108k
9.61%
1999£115k
11.61%		£96.0k
9.04%
1998£103k
11.79%		£85.4k
7.94%
1997£86.1k
7.94%		£78.5k
7.51%
1996£77.6k
4.89%		£71.5k
5.26%
1995£73.9k
£67.9k

Watford house prices and nearby cities

Yearly average nominal prices

Watford house prices and nearby cities

Historical house price growth rates for Watford city and adjacent cities (5 to 30 years).
city5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
Hemel Hempstead2.4%24%90%414%
Luton9.6%37%95%528%
Slough9.7%28%104%515%
St Albans4.6%20%109%552%
Watford7.1%19%100%516%

Watford house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Watford house prices by property type

Average house price by property type
October 2025 - September 2026Watford cityEngland & Wales
Detached£916k£506k
Flat£281k£289k
Semi-Detached£580k£322k
Terraced£440k£287k


Annual Price Percentage Changes by Property Type in Watford city
Property type5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
Detached15%24%100%489%
Flat-9.5%1.0%56%443%
Semi-Detached10%21%115%555%
Terraced7.3%14%100%555%
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