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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wd

House prices in the WD postcode area, Watford

Homes in the WD postcode area sold for a median of £490,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 5,856 standard sales.

That is 40% above the £349,000 median for the East of England, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£490,0005,856 standard sales
Middle half of prices£370,000 to £673,000
Change since 2016+24%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the WD area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached1,038£946,500£760,000 to £1,300,000£6,216/m²from 50 sales
Semi-detached1,575£587,500£500,000 to £715,000£5,816/m²from 42 sales
Terraced1,597£447,500£400,000 to £525,000£5,477/m²from 56 sales
Flats and maisonettes1,646£301,000£245,000 to £370,000£4,670/m²from 44 sales

Flats and maisonettes and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in the WD area, at 28% and 27% of sales.

551 sales in the WD area, or 9%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

Measured by floor area, homes in the WD area sold for a median of £5,579 per m², 43% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was WD7 (Radlett), at £820,000, and the cheapest was WD18 (Watford), at £385,000. The dearest median is 2.1 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were WD3 (Rickmansworth) and WD4 (Kings Langley), and the next cheapest WD17 (Watford) and WD24 (Watford).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the WD area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the WD area, by number of sales: Watford (WD17, WD18, WD19, WD24, WD25), Rickmansworth (WD3), Bushey (WD23), Borehamwood (WD6), Radlett (WD7), Kings Langley (WD4), Abbots Langley (WD5).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. WD7Radlett, 301 sales£820,000+3%
  2. WD3Rickmansworth, 1,041 sales£635,000+4%
  3. WD4Kings Langley, 296 sales£575,000+12%
  4. WD23Bushey, 704 sales£545,000+5%
  5. WD25Watford, 503 sales£490,000+4%
  6. WD19Watford, 625 sales£461,000+4%
  7. WD6Borehamwood, 662 sales£455,000−2%
  8. WD5Abbots Langley, 270 sales£449,000+1%
  9. WD24Watford, 460 sales£423,000+2%
  10. WD17Watford, 529 sales£400,000−2%
  11. WD18Watford, 465 sales£385,000−3%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in WD4 (Kings Langley), up 12%, and fell most in WD18 (Watford), down 3%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Cassiobury Drive, Watford (WD17, detached houses, £1,155,000), Parkside Drive, Watford (WD17, £1,086,500) and Abbots Road, Abbots Langley (WD5, detached houses, £1,084,000).

The cheapest were Heathdene Manor, Watford (WD17, flats, £110,000), Lower High Street, Watford (WD17, flats, £137,500) and Scammell Way, Watford (WD18, flats, £197,500).

Neighbouring postcode areas include HA (Harrow), HP (Hemel Hempstead) and AL (St Albans).

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 24%, from £400,000 in 2016 to £495,000 in 2025, less than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the WD postcode area

Within WD, the median ran from £420,000 in Watford to £629,000 in Dacorum, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the WD area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in WDMedian in WDWhole council area
Watford1,989£420,000£420,000
Three Rivers1,983£537,000£550,000
Hertsmere1,698£535,000£545,000
Dacorum172£629,000£450,000
4 other council areas14Too fewNot shown

About these figures

The WD figures come from 5,856 standard sales in 11 postcode districts across 8 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was WD3 (Rickmansworth), with 1,041 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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