Property searches in Watford

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Watford cost £408,659 in August 2026. Prices have barely moved in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£408,659	-0.4%
Detached	£941,650	+0.2%
Semi-detached	£541,069	+1.4%
Terraced	£435,927	+1.0%
Flat or maisonette	£265,100	-2.5%
First-time buyers	£355,866	-0.2%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Watford pays £2,447 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,631	£163
B	£1,903	£190
C	£2,175	£217
D	£2,447	£245
E	£2,990	£299
F	£3,534	£353
G	£4,078	£408
H	£4,893	£489

Renting

The average private rent is £1,834 a month (+2.1% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 5.4% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,268
2	£1,602
3	£1,830
4 or more	£2,657

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Watford is split into 58 small neighbourhoods. 3% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 24% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 55% of homes are owned, 27% privately rented and 16% socially rented; 13% of people are 65 or over and 22% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 99.9% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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