WD25Watford, England

House prices in WD25, Watford

Homes in WD25 sold for a median of £490,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 503 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 4 postcode districts in the Watford council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£490,000503 standard sales
Middle half of prices£371,000 to £575,000
Price per m², WD area£5,579/m²From 192 WD sales, too few in WD25

Prices by property type

Standard sales in WD25, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached59£750,000£608,000 to £895,000
Semi-detached194£535,000£480,000 to £608,000
Terraced133£462,000£420,000 to £525,000
Flats and maisonettes117£250,000£200,000 to £300,000

WD25 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 WD25's, it was £5,579 per m² from 192 linked sales.

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 39% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 26%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.0 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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See where an asking price sits among homes of the same type sold in WD25. Add the floor area from the home's energy certificate to compare its price per m² too.

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Where prices are higher in WD25

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WD25 8, around Aldenham, with a median of £892,500, and lowest in WD25 9, around Watford, at £445,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in WD25 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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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 64 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in WD25, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
WD25 8EU£1,275,0003
WD25 7LJ£827,5003
WD25 7JQ£785,0003
WD25 8AJ£777,5006
WD25 9LH£700,0003
WD25 7AN£660,0003
WD25 7EE£647,5004
WD25 0LD£615,0004
WD25 9TX£612,5004
WD25 0BF£592,0007
WD25 0DZ£590,0004
WD25 0JB£580,0003
WD25 0EF£571,5004
WD25 9JL£557,0003
WD25 9QL£557,0003
WD25 9QQ£555,5003
WD25 0AD£550,0004
WD25 0DW£545,0005
WD25 0LE£545,0004
WD25 9DG£544,0004
WD25 9FD£540,0003
WD25 9JQ£540,0003
WD25 9UL£535,0003
WD25 7EH£527,0003
WD25 7AR£515,0003
WD25 7BU£515,0003
WD25 7JG£505,0004
WD25 0AE£500,0003
WD25 7DG£500,0004
WD25 7GJ£500,0003
WD25 7AQ£499,0003
WD25 0HQ£497,5004
WD25 7EB£492,0004
WD25 7AH£490,0004
WD25 7DH£490,0003
WD25 0RT£488,0004
WD25 9TS£485,0004
WD25 7DF£483,5003
WD25 0ED£480,0003
WD25 7JA£475,0003
WD25 0HR£470,0003
WD25 9AP£445,0004
WD25 9SX£435,0003
WD25 0HG£430,0003
WD25 0AQ£410,0005
WD25 0HN£402,0003
WD25 0TX£370,0003
WD25 0LY£306,0008
WD25 9JH£302,5004
WD25 0LZ£300,0005
WD25 0DS£290,0003
WD25 0LS£290,0005
WD25 0DJ£287,0003
WD25 9PN£276,0003
WD25 9BF£270,0003
WD25 9FH£262,5004
WD25 9AR£254,0006
WD25 7LY£243,5004
WD25 9BH£228,0003
WD25 9AB£211,0003
WD25 9BJ£206,0004
WD25 7BT£195,0003
WD25 9PG£120,0008
WD25 9AF£101,5008

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £385,000
  2. 2017: £396,000
  3. 2018: £400,000
  4. 2019: £400,000
  5. 2020: £412,500
  6. 2021: £430,000
  7. 2022: £455,000
  8. 2023: £476,000
  9. 2024: £467,500
  10. 2025: £485,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £480,000
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 26%, from £385,000 in 2016 to £485,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district 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. WD25 is the most expensive.

  1. WD25 Watford, this district£490,000
  2. WD24 Watford£423,000
  3. WD17 Watford£400,000
  4. WD18 Watford£385,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of WD25, from the sales in WD25, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Aldenham West 45 sales£765,000
  2. Leavesden 75 sales£525,000
  3. Stanborough 148 sales£500,000
  4. Woodside 141 sales£475,000
  5. Meriden 114 sales£430,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £105,000 for a flat on Sheepcot Lane to £537,500 for a semi-detached house on First Avenue.

The latest standard sales recorded in WD25. 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.

  1. Flat 29, Clements Court, 14 - 20 Sheepcot LaneSold for £105,000WD25 0DDSold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  2. Flat 22, Chalkdell House, 42 Loweswater CloseSold for £230,000WD25 0TASold on 21 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 8 Hollingsworth MewsSold for £200,000WD25 0ABSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 23 Lemonfield DriveSold for £485,000WD25 9TPSold on 10 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 45 Appletree WalkSold for £525,000WD25 0DESold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 30 First AvenueSold for £537,500WD25 9PZSold on 9 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 46, Hales Court Ley Farm CloseSold for £273,500WD25 9BHSold on 9 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 24 Cedar Wood DriveSold for £230,000WD25 0RRSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. 6 Alder WalkSold for £410,000WD25 0RTSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 118 The PhillipersSold for £450,000WD25 9TESold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced

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

  • High Road, Leavesden£500,00019 sales
  • St Albans Road, Watford£364,00018 sales
  • North Western Avenue, Watford£457,50014 sales
  • Trevellance Way, Watford£302,00013 sales
  • Horseshoe Lane, Watford£590,00010 sales

Living in WD25

Crime

71 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all 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 87% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

99% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 78 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

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in WD25, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B356.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C27851.0%, England and Wales 46.9%
D19535.8%, England and Wales 38.1%
E295.3%, England and Wales 7.3%
F50.9%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in WD25, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900152.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929244.4%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194912322.6%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196614927.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19826311.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 19956111.2%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20117613.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later346.2%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 503 standard sales in WD25 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 23% were flats.

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.