WD17 area data: Watford
WD17 (Watford): median sold price £391,480, 485/mo recorded crimes, flood Zone 1, indicative gross yield £1,811. Each figure is fused from official UK government data; open the deep page for the full breakdown, sources and the per-address checks.
Watford, a high-demand Hertfordshire commuter market.
Everything about WD17, in one place
A summary of each metric for WD17, fused from official UK data. Follow any card through to the full breakdown, sources and the per-address checks.
HM Land Registry average price across Watford is £391,480 (-2% year-on-year).
See WD17 sold prices485 recorded crimes in the latest month. Most common: violence and sexual offences. The 6-month trend is falling.
See WD17 crimeOutside the mapped higher-risk flood zones (Zone 1), though recorded flooding has occurred nearby.
See WD17 flood zoneONS mean private rent £1,811/mo for the local authority — a median sold price is needed to compute a yield.
See WD17 rental yieldGo from the area to one exact WD17 address
This page is the area picture. To see all of this — sold-price history, crime, flood and ground risk, EPC and a current valuation — for one exact property, search the address. The full breakdown is in the £24.99 Complete report.
Frequently asked questions
What is the data for WD17?
WD17 (Watford): median sold price £391,480, 485/mo recorded crimes, flood Zone 1, indicative gross yield £1,811. Each figure is fused from official UK government data; open the deep page for the full breakdown, sources and the per-address checks.
What is the average house price in WD17?
HM Land Registry average price across Watford is £391,480 (-2% year-on-year). See the WD17 sold-prices page for the full recent-sales table, price-by-type breakdown and the local price trend.
Is WD17 a safe area / is it in a flood zone?
485 recorded crimes in the latest month. Most common: violence and sexual offences. The 6-month trend is falling. Outside the mapped higher-risk flood zones (Zone 1), though recorded flooding has occurred nearby. Both are area-level screens at the representative point — risk varies street by street, so check the exact address with the HouseCheckup tools.
What rental yield does WD17 achieve?
ONS mean private rent £1,811/mo for the local authority — a median sold price is needed to compute a yield. See the WD17 rental-yield page for the by-bedroom rent breakdown and the insurability flag.
Area data for nearby areas
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, one of the UK's most expensive markets.
Prime central Chelsea, period townhouses and mansion flats commanding premium prices.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a high-turnover riverside market popular with families and professionals.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a busy commuter-belt market inside Zone 2/3.
Wimbledon, a high-demand family market with strong period and new-build stock.
South-bank Southwark and Bermondsey, a riverside market of converted warehouses and new towers.
Sources
- Price Paid Data & UKHPI — HM Land Registry
- Price Index of Private Rents — Office for National Statistics
- Street-level crime — data.police.uk
- Flood-risk layers — Environment Agency / planning.data.gov.uk
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Rent data: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), April 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Flood data © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026 (OGL v3.0). Flood Re eligibility based on floodre.co.uk criteria — indicative only; insurers make final decisions. Contains Mining Remediation Authority data © Mining Remediation Authority, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026 (GeoClimate UKCP18 Open). Indicative Atlas of Radon — © Crown copyright UKHSA; contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI. Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.