Watford district house prices
Watford has an average sold price of £274,371 across 56,411 HM Land Registry transactions, with data from 1995-01-03 to 2026-08-21.
Watford at a glance
Watford averages £274,371 across 56,411 completed sales. Use town coverage, median price and nearby comparisons before narrowing a shortlist.
Average £274,371 · Median £205,000 · 56,411 transactions · -2.8% growth · 18 towns
- Data window
- 1995 to 2026
- Updated October 2026
- Latest recorded sale
- August 2026
- Most recent HM Land Registry entry for this area
- Sample quality
- High transaction depth
- 56,411 sales across 18 towns
- Median check
- £205,000
- Mean and median differ enough to inspect local mix
- Trend signal
- -2.8%
- The five-year price movement is -2.8%.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average sale price in Watford?v
Watford has an average sale price of £274,371 and a median sale price of £205,000, based on 56,411 registered transactions across 32 active years. The average is 31.4% below the national average of £400,016, the median is 11.6% above the national median of £183,750.
How does the median price compare to the average price in Watford?v
The median sold price of £205,000 is 25.3% lower than the average of £274,371. This can happen when a smaller number of higher-value transactions pull the average upward.
Which towns in Watford have the most recorded sales?v
Among ranked towns in this district, WATFORD has 56,225 recorded sales at an average of £274,838; BUSHEY has 163 recorded sales at an average of £213,526; RICKMANSWORTH has 64 recorded sales at an average of £249,125.
Which towns in Watford have the highest average prices?v
Among ranked towns with enough recorded transactions, the highest average sold prices are shown for NORTHWOOD (£672,700), WATFORD (£274,838), ABBOTS LANGLEY (£256,423).
Which towns in Watford have the highest recorded five-year price change?v
Among ranked towns with available five-year change data, BUSHEY shows a five-year change of +15.4%; NORTHWOOD shows a five-year change of +13.8%; ABBOTS LANGLEY shows a five-year change of +6.6%.