UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wd17
WD17Watford, England
House prices in WD17, Watford
Homes in WD17 sold for a median of £400,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 529 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 11 WD postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 99 | £1,020,000 | £841,000 to £1,166,000 |
| Semi-detached | 52 | £815,000 | £635,000 to £946,000 |
| Terraced | 87 | £420,000 | £383,000 to £514,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 291 | £300,500 | £242,000 to £384,000 |
WD17 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the WD postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of WD17's, it was £5,579 per m² from 192 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 55% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
59 sales in WD17, or 11%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WD17
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WD17 3, around Watford, with a median of £975,000, and lowest in WD17 2, around Watford, at £325,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WD17 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 59 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WD17 3DE | £1,255,000 | 4 |
| WD17 3AU | £1,235,000 | 4 |
| WD17 4PX | £1,075,000 | 3 |
| WD17 3DU | £880,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4SH | £860,000 | 3 |
| WD17 3BB | £840,000 | 3 |
| WD17 3BE | £825,000 | 3 |
| WD17 3TY | £720,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4SR | £690,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4EN | £635,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4BT | £630,000 | 4 |
| WD17 1DQ | £619,000 | 27 |
| WD17 4DF | £538,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4JL | £530,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4RB | £517,500 | 3 |
| WD17 4YB | £450,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4DY | £447,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4LQ | £435,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4PY | £434,500 | 4 |
| WD17 2PA | £425,500 | 3 |
| WD17 2PZ | £420,000 | 7 |
| WD17 2QE | £415,000 | 3 |
| WD17 1DN | £413,500 | 30 |
| WD17 2RG | £396,000 | 5 |
| WD17 4BW | £384,000 | 5 |
| WD17 2RE | £382,500 | 4 |
| WD17 1RB | £380,000 | 5 |
| WD17 2QA | £378,000 | 5 |
| WD17 2RQ | £376,500 | 4 |
| WD17 2AW | £365,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4PQ | £345,000 | 5 |
| WD17 2QH | £337,500 | 4 |
| WD17 2QT | £337,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4LZ | £335,000 | 4 |
| WD17 2PJ | £328,000 | 3 |
| WD17 2QG | £323,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4HT | £322,000 | 5 |
| WD17 4QF | £321,000 | 4 |
| WD17 4UH | £320,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4XA | £317,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4PA | £314,000 | 3 |
| WD17 2AA | £300,000 | 9 |
| WD17 1DJ | £296,000 | 27 |
| WD17 1QR | £287,000 | 3 |
| WD17 2LQ | £275,000 | 3 |
| WD17 4EJ | £270,000 | 3 |
| WD17 1BN | £265,000 | 3 |
| WD17 2AQ | £263,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4BQ | £262,500 | 10 |
| WD17 2PY | £258,500 | 3 |
| WD17 1PA | £245,000 | 3 |
| WD17 2RA | £228,000 | 9 |
| WD17 4NW | £210,000 | 4 |
| WD17 1JY | £206,000 | 4 |
| WD17 1PB | £190,000 | 4 |
| WD17 3AF | £154,000 | 8 |
| WD17 2DB | £137,500 | 10 |
| WD17 4PH | £127,500 | 4 |
| WD17 4PZ | £110,000 | 11 |
Prices over time
The median rose 17%, from £342,500 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025, among the smallest tenth of rises across the 233 districts in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Watford council area
Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WD17 is the second cheapest.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WD17, from the sales in WD17, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Park 81 sales£975,000
- Nascot 228 sales£427,500
- Central 237 sales£348,000
Leasehold homes
56% of sales in WD17 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £100,000 for a flat on Heathdene Manor to £1,100,000 for a detached house on Cassiobury Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in WD17. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 22, Herga Court Stratford RoadSold for £355,000
- 10 Heathdene ManorSold for £100,000
- 48 Shaftesbury RoadSold for £360,000
- 211 Cassiobury DriveSold for £1,100,000
- Flat 3, Rouper Court, 22 Alexandra RoadSold for £290,000
- Flat 3, 14 Grandfield AvenueSold for £317,000
- 31 Loates LaneSold for £415,000
- 54 Estcourt RoadSold for £500,000
- 10, Flanders Court, 12 - 14 St Albans RoadSold for £265,000
- Flat 2, Lindens Nascot RoadSold for £370,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Clarendon Road, Watford£413,50088 sales
- Hempstead Road, Watford£360,00023 sales
- Langley Road, Watford£367,00021 sales
- Cassiobury Drive, Watford£1,155,00016 sales
- Lower High Street, Watford£137,50014 sales
Living in WD17
Crime
104 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 80 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it
Higher than 68 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
90% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 68 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,447 a year in Watford for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | |
| C | 190 | |
| D | 152 | |
| E | 33 | |
| F | 4 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | ||
| 61 | ||
| 79 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 74 | ||
| 21 |
About these figures
The figures come from 529 standard sales in WD17, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 16% were new builds.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.