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Sold House Prices on Water Lane, Watford

The typical sold price on Water Lane in Watford (WD17) is £159,000 (median - half of the 47 recorded sales were below this)The middle price of the 47 standard sales recorded on this street since 1995: half sold for less, half for more. Less swayed by a single unusual sale than the mean, which matters on a street where a handful of sales is normal. With fewer than 3 recorded sales no median is stated - the actual prices are shown instead., recorded by HM Land Registry between Feb 1996 and Mar 2025. Sale prices here have ranged from £60,000 to £408,000. For comparison, the all-time average (mean) across every standard full-value sale is £181,885The arithmetic mean of every standard full-value sale on this street, all property types and all years since 1995 combined. Because it spans decades it typically sits below current values - see the year-by-year trend for the district below for the recent level. - a whole-history figure, not a current price level.

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£159,000 Median sold price, all years 47 standard sales
£173,250 Last sale FLAT 25, RAINBOW HOUSE, 24 · 31 Mar 2025
£60,000 - £408,000 Range of individual sales 21 Feb 1996 to 31 Mar 2025
47 Sales recorded HM Land Registry, standard sales

Recorded sales on Water Lane

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No. Type Sold for Date Previous sale Change Estimate
Flat 25, Rainbow House, 24 Flat / Apartment · leasehold £173,250 31 Mar 2025 £165,000 · 2018 ▲ 5%
55 Semi-detached · freehold £408,000 23 Aug 2024 £262,500 · 2015 ▲ 55%
Flat 35, Rainbow House, 24 Flat / Apartment · leasehold £157,500 22 Aug 2024 £153,000 · 2017 ▲ 3%
36 Flat / Apartment · leasehold £315,000 10 Jan 2024 First standard sale on record
49 Flat / Apartment · leasehold £294,350 10 Jun 2021 £280,000 · 2017 ▲ 5%
60 Flat / Apartment · leasehold £262,500 19 Jul 2019 £240,000 · 2014 ▲ 9%
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What the same homes did

Homes sold twice or more - the truest measure of the street

No. Flat 25, Rainbow House, 24 · Flat / Apartment · leasehold

£165,000 2018 → £173,250

▲ 5% over 7 yrs · 0.7% a year

No. 55 · Semi-detached · freehold

£262,500 2015 → £408,000

▲ 55% over 9 yrs · 4.8% a year

No. Flat 35, Rainbow House, 24 · Flat / Apartment · leasehold

£153,000 2017 → £157,500

▲ 3% over 7 yrs · 0.4% a year

Living near Water Lane

  • Nearest GP surgery Watford Health Centre 0.5 mi
  • Nearest pharmacy Boots 0.1 mi
  • Nearest dentist Better Care Clinic 0.3 mi

Straight-line distances from the street's postcode area - check catchment and availability on nhs.uk.

Source: NHS England Organisation Data Service (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Other streets in WD17

The Parade 52 sales · avg £197,074 The Ridgeway 90 sales · avg £482,799 The Spinney 76 sales · avg £211,042 Trefusis Walk 20 sales · avg £523,838 Tunnel Wood Close 12 sales · avg £729,917 Tunnel Wood Road 84 sales · avg £473,732 Wellington Road 38 sales · avg £232,083 Wellstones 2 sales · avg £252,000 Wentworth Close 33 sales · avg £446,533 West Street 112 sales · avg £214,336 Westland Road 78 sales · avg £209,461 Wimborne Grove 35 sales · avg £383,214

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Last updated 23 Apr 2026 (the date we last added a sale on this street). Our HM Land Registry data covers sales up to September 2026 and was last refreshed 8 Nov 2026 (Land Registry publishes with a 1-2 month lag).

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The full figures for Water Lane

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Every standard-market sale HM Land Registry has recorded on Water Lane in the WD17 postcode district. Sales data to September 2026 (HM Land Registry), updated monthly. England and Wales coverage.

Across the wider WD17 district (not just this street), the typical (median) sold price is ↑ 471% between 1995 and 2025, median-on-medianCalculated across the wider WD17 postcode district, not this street alone (one street rarely has enough sales each year for a reliable trend). We compare the district's median sold price in its earliest year with at least 10 recorded sales against its most recent complete such year - a median-on-median comparison. We count only years that have had time to settle: never the current calendar year, and not the year before it until our data reaches March, because registrations are still arriving. ↑ 4% over the 2 years to 2025 Note: the mix of homes sold changes over time, which also moves this comparison - see the by-type breakdown.
Total salesA straight count of the standard sales recorded on this street, with the dates of the first and most recent.
47
21 Feb 1996 - 31 Mar 2025
Typical price (median)The middle price of the 47 standard sales recorded on this street since 1995: half sold for less, half for more. Less swayed by a single unusual sale than the mean, which matters on a street where a handful of sales is normal. With fewer than 3 recorded sales no median is stated - the actual prices are shown instead.
£159,000
all years, 47 sales
Lowest saleThe single lowest individual sale price recorded on the street in any year - one transaction, not a typical figure.
£60,000
Highest saleThe single highest individual sale price recorded on the street in any year - one transaction, not a typical figure.
£408,000

Standard sales only: auctions are counted, repossessions and company purchases are excluded from October 2013 onward. How we calculate these figures

Every standard full-value sale on Water Lane

hollow = leasehold, grey line = same home sold again
Every standard full-value sale on Water Lane, by date and price £0£108k£216k£324k£432k 199620012006201120162021

Sales per year

Recorded sales per year on Water Lane 3519962001200620112016202120251996: 1 sale1997: 2 sales1998: 1 sale1999: 4 sales2000: 2 sales2001: 3 sales2002: 3 sales2003: 0 sales2004: 4 sales2005: 0 sales2006: 3 sales2007: 3 sales2008: 0 sales2009: 0 sales2010: 1 sale2011: 0 sales2012: 0 sales2013: 1 sale2014: 2 sales2015: 2 sales2016: 1 sale2017: 3 sales2018: 1 sale2019: 5 sales2020: 0 sales2021: 1 sale2022: 0 sales2023: 0 sales2024: 3 sales2025: 1 sale
All 47 recorded standard sales on Water Lane - one mark per sale, no averaging. The price axis starts at zero. Thin grey lines join sales of the same home - the one true like-for-like comparison in this data. The bars beneath count the sales in each year; zero-sale years are left blank. (HM Land Registry, England and Wales.) Each mark is one standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sale on Water Lane: its position shows the completion date and the price actually paid. Colour is the property type; a square is a new build; a hollow mark is a leasehold sale. Grey connecting lines join consecutive sales of the same address. The bar panel beneath counts the sales in each calendar year - it is the sample size behind any impression the scatter gives. Nothing is averaged, smoothed or projected - and no estimate of today's value is implied.
Every recorded standard sale on Water Lane
AddressPostcodeTypeTenureNew buildPriceDateChange since previous sale
50 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold No £68,250 21 Feb 1996 First standard sale on record
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £76,000 24 Jun 1997 First standard sale on record
37 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £75,000 26 Sep 1997 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £60,000 19 Mar 1998 First standard sale on record
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £92,500 28 May 1999 +22% since 1997
26 Water Lane WD17 3EX Terraced Freehold No £100,000 14 Jun 1999 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £88,000 16 Jul 1999 +47% since 1998
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £94,000 4 Aug 1999 +2% since 1999
65 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £105,000 7 Jan 2000 First standard sale on record
30 Water Lane WD17 3EX Semi-detached Freehold No £100,000 22 Aug 2000 First standard sale on record
50 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold No £118,000 2 Feb 2001 +73% since 1996
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £82,750 8 Aug 2001 First standard sale on record
47 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Freehold No £122,000 9 Aug 2001 First standard sale on record
51 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £145,000 20 Sep 2002 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £159,000 18 Nov 2002 +81% since 1999
41 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £109,000 9 Dec 2002 First standard sale on record
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £143,000 6 May 2004 First standard sale on record
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £161,000 12 Jul 2004 +13% since 2004
65 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £220,000 22 Jul 2004 +110% since 2000
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £147,000 20 Sep 2004 +78% since 2001
37 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £198,000 17 Mar 2006 +164% since 1997
53 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold No £195,000 29 Sep 2006 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £206,000 3 Nov 2006 +30% since 2002
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £170,000 5 Apr 2007 First standard sale on record
54 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold No £235,000 22 Jun 2007 First standard sale on record
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £145,000 27 Sep 2007 -1% since 2004
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £225,000 19 Nov 2010 +139% since 1999
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £238,000 11 Sep 2013 +48% since 2004
60 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £240,000 30 Oct 2014 First standard sale on record
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £250,000 3 Dec 2014 +47% since 2007
55 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £262,500 4 Mar 2015 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £307,000 27 Apr 2015 +49% since 2006
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 58 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £122,500 1 Dec 2016 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 35 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £153,000 22 Mar 2017 First standard sale on record
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £280,000 28 Jul 2017 +12% since 2014
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 6 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £151,000 15 Aug 2017 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 25 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £165,000 25 Apr 2018 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 36 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £219,000 8 Jan 2019 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 62 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £373,000 18 Jan 2019 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 26 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £157,500 28 Feb 2019 First standard sale on record
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £380,000 7 Jun 2019 +24% since 2015
60 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £262,500 19 Jul 2019 +9% since 2014
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £294,350 10 Jun 2021 +5% since 2017
36 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £315,000 10 Jan 2024 First standard sale on record
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 35 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £157,500 22 Aug 2024 +3% since 2017
55 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold No £408,000 23 Aug 2024 +55% since 2015
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 25 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold No £173,250 31 Mar 2025 +5% since 2018
Recorded standard sales per year on Water Lane
YearSales
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 4
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 0
2004 4
2005 0
2006 3
2007 3
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1
2011 0
2012 0
2013 1
2014 2
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 1
2019 5
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1

District context: the trend below covers the whole WD17 postcode district, not just Water Lane.

Median sold price

Median sold price per year in the wider WD17 district£67k£194k£321k£448k£576k199520012007201320192026*1995; Median: £70,000; Average (mean): £97,180; Sales: 253; Lowest: £15,000; Highest: £325,0001996; Median: £72,000; Average (mean): £100,618; Sales: 391; Lowest: £14,000; Highest: £350,0001997; Median: £70,000; Average (mean): £99,238; Sales: 415; Lowest: £22,000; Highest: £427,0001998; Median: £89,000; Average (mean): £132,719; Sales: 408; Lowest: £25,000; Highest: £1,527,5001999; Median: £120,000; Average (mean): £161,254; Sales: 473; Lowest: £25,000; Highest: £535,0002000; Median: £121,000; Average (mean): £164,383; Sales: 350; Lowest: £24,000; Highest: £560,0002001; Median: £139,975; Average (mean): £183,745; Sales: 404; Lowest: £27,000; Highest: £770,0002002; Median: £160,000; Average (mean): £210,256; Sales: 408; Lowest: £35,308; Highest: £725,0002003; Median: £189,625; Average (mean): £242,845; Sales: 334; Lowest: £50,000; Highest: £900,0002004; Median: £204,000; Average (mean): £266,967; Sales: 340; Lowest: £38,000; Highest: £894,0002005; Median: £215,000; Average (mean): £292,594; Sales: 348; Lowest: £60,000; Highest: £1,630,0002006; Median: £225,000; Average (mean): £292,866; Sales: 471; Lowest: £53,000; Highest: £1,100,0002007; Median: £249,995; Average (mean): £315,797; Sales: 472; Lowest: £87,500; Highest: £1,250,0002008; Median: £235,000; Average (mean): £283,336; Sales: 285; Lowest: £60,000; Highest: £1,220,0002009; Median: £204,975; Average (mean): £284,213; Sales: 332; Lowest: £41,250; Highest: £4,000,0002010; Median: £235,000; Average (mean): £302,584; Sales: 321; Lowest: £72,000; Highest: £980,0002011; Median: £225,000; Average (mean): £311,400; Sales: 340; Lowest: £65,000; Highest: £1,225,0002012; Median: £246,000; Average (mean): £321,743; Sales: 354; Lowest: £55,000; Highest: £940,0002013; Median: £250,000; Average (mean): £355,909; Sales: 401; Lowest: £22,500; Highest: £1,050,0002014; Median: £265,000; Average (mean): £369,795; Sales: 343; Lowest: £51,000; Highest: £3,860,0002015; Median: £320,000; Average (mean): £434,551; Sales: 335; Lowest: £88,000; Highest: £1,650,0002016; Median: £342,500; Average (mean): £456,206; Sales: 329; Lowest: £88,000; Highest: £1,350,0002017; Median: £360,250; Average (mean): £477,412; Sales: 252; Lowest: £100,000; Highest: £1,560,0002018; Median: £415,000; Average (mean): £519,461; Sales: 249; Lowest: £105,000; Highest: £1,500,0002019; Median: £400,000; Average (mean): £504,756; Sales: 254; Lowest: £98,000; Highest: £1,720,0002020; Median: £387,500; Average (mean): £528,036; Sales: 186; Lowest: £93,000; Highest: £1,565,0002021; Median: £407,400; Average (mean): £526,170; Sales: 350; Lowest: £93,000; Highest: £1,810,0002022; Median: £410,000; Average (mean): £548,191; Sales: 268; Lowest: £93,000; Highest: £1,803,0002023; Median: £385,000; Average (mean): £536,486; Sales: 189; Lowest: £95,000; Highest: £1,851,0002024; Median: £408,500; Average (mean): £546,415; Sales: 297; Lowest: £90,000; Highest: £2,500,0002025; Median: £400,000; Average (mean): £526,525; Sales: 266; Lowest: £87,500; Highest: £1,600,0002026 (year to date); Median: £380,000; Average (mean): £543,124; Sales: 118; Lowest: £95,000; Highest: £1,800,000; Coverage: to Sep - year to date

Sales per year

Sales per year in the wider WD17 district237473199520012007201320192026*1995; Sales: 2531996; Sales: 3911997; Sales: 4151998; Sales: 4081999; Sales: 4732000; Sales: 3502001; Sales: 4042002; Sales: 4082003; Sales: 3342004; Sales: 3402005; Sales: 3482006; Sales: 4712007; Sales: 4722008; Sales: 2852009; Sales: 3322010; Sales: 3212011; Sales: 3402012; Sales: 3542013; Sales: 4012014; Sales: 3432015; Sales: 3352016; Sales: 3292017; Sales: 2522018; Sales: 2492019; Sales: 2542020; Sales: 1862021; Sales: 3502022; Sales: 2682023; Sales: 1892024; Sales: 2972025; Sales: 2662026 (year to date); Sales: 118; Coverage: to Sep - year to date

Year-on-year change in median price

Year-on-year change in median sold price in the wider WD17 district+39%-39%0199520012007201320192026*1996 vs 1995; Change: +2.9%; 1996 median: £72,000 (391 sales); 1995 median: £70,000 (253 sales)1997 vs 1996; Change: -2.8%; 1997 median: £70,000 (415 sales); 1996 median: £72,000 (391 sales)1998 vs 1997; Change: +27.1%; 1998 median: £89,000 (408 sales); 1997 median: £70,000 (415 sales)1999 vs 1998; Change: +34.8%; 1999 median: £120,000 (473 sales); 1998 median: £89,000 (408 sales)2000 vs 1999; Change: +0.8%; 2000 median: £121,000 (350 sales); 1999 median: £120,000 (473 sales)2001 vs 2000; Change: +15.7%; 2001 median: £139,975 (404 sales); 2000 median: £121,000 (350 sales)2002 vs 2001; Change: +14.3%; 2002 median: £160,000 (408 sales); 2001 median: £139,975 (404 sales)2003 vs 2002; Change: +18.5%; 2003 median: £189,625 (334 sales); 2002 median: £160,000 (408 sales)2004 vs 2003; Change: +7.6%; 2004 median: £204,000 (340 sales); 2003 median: £189,625 (334 sales)2005 vs 2004; Change: +5.4%; 2005 median: £215,000 (348 sales); 2004 median: £204,000 (340 sales)2006 vs 2005; Change: +4.7%; 2006 median: £225,000 (471 sales); 2005 median: £215,000 (348 sales)2007 vs 2006; Change: +11.1%; 2007 median: £249,995 (472 sales); 2006 median: £225,000 (471 sales)2008 vs 2007; Change: -6.0%; 2008 median: £235,000 (285 sales); 2007 median: £249,995 (472 sales)2009 vs 2008; Change: -12.8%; 2009 median: £204,975 (332 sales); 2008 median: £235,000 (285 sales)2010 vs 2009; Change: +14.6%; 2010 median: £235,000 (321 sales); 2009 median: £204,975 (332 sales)2011 vs 2010; Change: -4.3%; 2011 median: £225,000 (340 sales); 2010 median: £235,000 (321 sales)2012 vs 2011; Change: +9.3%; 2012 median: £246,000 (354 sales); 2011 median: £225,000 (340 sales)2013 vs 2012; Change: +1.6%; 2013 median: £250,000 (401 sales); 2012 median: £246,000 (354 sales)2014 vs 2013; Change: +6.0%; 2014 median: £265,000 (343 sales); 2013 median: £250,000 (401 sales)2015 vs 2014; Change: +20.8%; 2015 median: £320,000 (335 sales); 2014 median: £265,000 (343 sales)2016 vs 2015; Change: +7.0%; 2016 median: £342,500 (329 sales); 2015 median: £320,000 (335 sales)2017 vs 2016; Change: +5.2%; 2017 median: £360,250 (252 sales); 2016 median: £342,500 (329 sales)2018 vs 2017; Change: +15.2%; 2018 median: £415,000 (249 sales); 2017 median: £360,250 (252 sales)2019 vs 2018; Change: -3.6%; 2019 median: £400,000 (254 sales); 2018 median: £415,000 (249 sales)2020 vs 2019; Change: -3.1%; 2020 median: £387,500 (186 sales); 2019 median: £400,000 (254 sales)2021 vs 2020; Change: +5.1%; 2021 median: £407,400 (350 sales); 2020 median: £387,500 (186 sales)2022 vs 2021; Change: +0.6%; 2022 median: £410,000 (268 sales); 2021 median: £407,400 (350 sales)2023 vs 2022; Change: -6.1%; 2023 median: £385,000 (189 sales); 2022 median: £410,000 (268 sales)2024 vs 2023; Change: +6.1%; 2024 median: £408,500 (297 sales); 2023 median: £385,000 (189 sales)2025 vs 2024; Change: -2.1%; 2025 median: £400,000 (266 sales); 2024 median: £408,500 (297 sales)

Median sold price, indexed - 1995 = 100

Each point is the year's median divided by the 1995 figure (£70,000), so 200 means double the 1995 value in cash terms. Values are nominal. How we work this out

Median sold price in the wider WD17 district, indexed to 1995 = 10095227359491623199520012007201320192026*1995; Index: 100 (1995 = 100); Median: £70,000; Sales: 2531996; Index: 103 (1995 = 100); Median: £72,000; Sales: 3911997; Index: 100 (1995 = 100); Median: £70,000; Sales: 4151998; Index: 127 (1995 = 100); Median: £89,000; Sales: 4081999; Index: 171 (1995 = 100); Median: £120,000; Sales: 4732000; Index: 173 (1995 = 100); Median: £121,000; Sales: 3502001; Index: 200 (1995 = 100); Median: £139,975; Sales: 4042002; Index: 229 (1995 = 100); Median: £160,000; Sales: 4082003; Index: 271 (1995 = 100); Median: £189,625; Sales: 3342004; Index: 291 (1995 = 100); Median: £204,000; Sales: 3402005; Index: 307 (1995 = 100); Median: £215,000; Sales: 3482006; Index: 321 (1995 = 100); Median: £225,000; Sales: 4712007; Index: 357 (1995 = 100); Median: £249,995; Sales: 4722008; Index: 336 (1995 = 100); Median: £235,000; Sales: 2852009; Index: 293 (1995 = 100); Median: £204,975; Sales: 3322010; Index: 336 (1995 = 100); Median: £235,000; Sales: 3212011; Index: 321 (1995 = 100); Median: £225,000; Sales: 3402012; Index: 351 (1995 = 100); Median: £246,000; Sales: 3542013; Index: 357 (1995 = 100); Median: £250,000; Sales: 4012014; Index: 379 (1995 = 100); Median: £265,000; Sales: 3432015; Index: 457 (1995 = 100); Median: £320,000; Sales: 3352016; Index: 489 (1995 = 100); Median: £342,500; Sales: 3292017; Index: 515 (1995 = 100); Median: £360,250; Sales: 2522018; Index: 593 (1995 = 100); Median: £415,000; Sales: 2492019; Index: 571 (1995 = 100); Median: £400,000; Sales: 2542020; Index: 554 (1995 = 100); Median: £387,500; Sales: 1862021; Index: 582 (1995 = 100); Median: £407,400; Sales: 3502022; Index: 586 (1995 = 100); Median: £410,000; Sales: 2682023; Index: 550 (1995 = 100); Median: £385,000; Sales: 1892024; Index: 584 (1995 = 100); Median: £408,500; Sales: 2972025; Index: 571 (1995 = 100); Median: £400,000; Sales: 2662026 (year to date); Index: 543 (1995 = 100); Median: £380,000; Sales: 118; Coverage: to Sep - year to date
Median sold price per year in the wider WD17 district - half of recorded sales in each year were below the line. The dashed line is the average (mean). The price axis does not start at zero. * 2026 is incomplete (to Sep - year to date) and is excluded from the year-on-year panel. (Standard sales, HM Land Registry.)The line is the median sale price of standard sales in the wider WD17 district each year - half were below it; the dashed line is the mean. Years with few sales are drawn hollow or get no point. These are the prices of what happened to sell each year, not a like-for-like index. Full method
Sold price per year in the wider WD17 district. In years with fewer than 3 sales no median or average is published - with 1 or 2 sales the lowest and highest columns are the actual individual prices.
Year Median price Average (mean) priceSalesLowestHighestChange on previous year
1995 £70,000 £97,180 253 £15,000 £325,000 -
1996 £72,000 £100,618 391 £14,000 £350,000 +2.9%
1997 £70,000 £99,238 415 £22,000 £427,000 -2.8%
1998 £89,000 £132,719 408 £25,000 £1,527,500 +27.1%
1999 £120,000 £161,254 473 £25,000 £535,000 +34.8%
2000 £121,000 £164,383 350 £24,000 £560,000 +0.8%
2001 £139,975 £183,745 404 £27,000 £770,000 +15.7%
2002 £160,000 £210,256 408 £35,308 £725,000 +14.3%
2003 £189,625 £242,845 334 £50,000 £900,000 +18.5%
2004 £204,000 £266,967 340 £38,000 £894,000 +7.6%
2005 £215,000 £292,594 348 £60,000 £1,630,000 +5.4%
2006 £225,000 £292,866 471 £53,000 £1,100,000 +4.7%
2007 £249,995 £315,797 472 £87,500 £1,250,000 +11.1%
2008 £235,000 £283,336 285 £60,000 £1,220,000 -6.0%
2009 £204,975 £284,213 332 £41,250 £4,000,000 -12.8%
2010 £235,000 £302,584 321 £72,000 £980,000 +14.6%
2011 £225,000 £311,400 340 £65,000 £1,225,000 -4.3%
2012 £246,000 £321,743 354 £55,000 £940,000 +9.3%
2013 £250,000 £355,909 401 £22,500 £1,050,000 +1.6%
2014 £265,000 £369,795 343 £51,000 £3,860,000 +6.0%
2015 £320,000 £434,551 335 £88,000 £1,650,000 +20.8%
2016 £342,500 £456,206 329 £88,000 £1,350,000 +7.0%
2017 £360,250 £477,412 252 £100,000 £1,560,000 +5.2%
2018 £415,000 £519,461 249 £105,000 £1,500,000 +15.2%
2019 £400,000 £504,756 254 £98,000 £1,720,000 -3.6%
2020 £387,500 £528,036 186 £93,000 £1,565,000 -3.1%
2021 £407,400 £526,170 350 £93,000 £1,810,000 +5.1%
2022 £410,000 £548,191 268 £93,000 £1,803,000 +0.6%
2023 £385,000 £536,486 189 £95,000 £1,851,000 -6.1%
2024 £408,500 £546,415 297 £90,000 £2,500,000 +6.1%
2025 £400,000 £526,525 266 £87,500 £1,600,000 -2.1%
2026 (to Sep - year to date) £380,000 £543,124 118 £95,000 £1,800,000 -

Property types in WD17

Each share is that property type's slice of all standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sales in WD17. The price beside it is the mean sale price for that type across all recorded years. The freehold/leasehold split and any new-build figure compare averages weighted by number of sales. Much of a "flat vs house" or leasehold gap is the property type itself, not a premium.
Detached 21% £597,866
Semi-detached 13% £378,205
Terraced 21% £248,294
Flat / Apartment 45% £199,811
Prices are the mean across all recorded years - a few expensive sales can pull an average upward.

54% freehold, 46% leasehold, across all recorded years. Comparing new-build and existing homes type by type (each type weighted by how many sales it has here), new builds sold for around 5% more, across all recorded years. New builds sell mostly in the years they were built, so part of that gap is when they sold, not only that they were new; the detail below compares within each type.

Tenure and new-build detail by type
TypeFreeholdNew-build vs existing
Detached 100% -27% for new build
Semi-detached 97% -1% for new build
Terraced 95% +54% for new build
Flat / Apartment 0% +27% for new build

New-build vs existing compares mean prices within the same type, so it is partly mix-adjusted - but it is not a like-for-like index.

Who lives around Water LaneCensus 2021 figures for the small statistical area (LSOA) around this street - by ONS design an LSOA covers roughly 400 to 1,200 households, so this describes the immediate neighbourhood, not this street alone. Owner-occupied includes homes owned outright, with a mortgage, and shared ownership.

Owner-occupied 27% Private rented 36% Social rented 37%

Age profile

Under 15 18%
15-24 9%
25-44 41%
45-64 25%
65+ 7%

953 households in the immediate area

41% of households have no car or van

Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Typical rents in Watford

Average monthly private rents for the local authority area, from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (September 2026 figures). These are council-area averages, not street-level figures - rents on any one street can differ. The yearly change compares the same month a year earlier.
Home sizeAverage rent
1 bed £1,268 pcm
2 bed £1,602 pcm
3 bed £1,830 pcm
4+ bed £2,657 pcm
All homes £1,834 pcm

Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents (Open Government Licence v3.0)

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Median, all yearsi £159,000
Average (mean) £181,885
Lowest £60,000
Highest £408,000
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Recorded sales on Water Lane

Showing 1-47 of 47 sales, newest first.

Address Postcode TypeThis table sorts by Price or Date, across the whole result set. Type and tenure are filters, not sort keys - use the filter bar above to narrow the list; it applies to every page of results. TenureThis table sorts by Price or Date, across the whole result set. Type and tenure are filters, not sort keys - use the filter bar above to narrow the list; it applies to every page of results.
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 25 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £173,250 +5% since 2018 31 Mar 2025
55 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £408,000 +55% since 2015 23 Aug 2024
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 35 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £157,500 +3% since 2017 22 Aug 2024
36 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £315,000 First standard sale on record 10 Jan 2024
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold £294,350 +5% since 2017 10 Jun 2021
60 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £262,500 +9% since 2014 19 Jul 2019
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £380,000 +24% since 2015 7 Jun 2019
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 26 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £157,500 First standard sale on record 28 Feb 2019
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 62 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £373,000 First standard sale on record 18 Jan 2019
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 36 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £219,000 First standard sale on record 8 Jan 2019
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 25 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £165,000 First standard sale on record 25 Apr 2018
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 6 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £151,000 First standard sale on record 15 Aug 2017
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold £280,000 +12% since 2014 28 Jul 2017
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 35 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £153,000 First standard sale on record 22 Mar 2017
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 58 Water Lane WD17 2AP Flat / Apartment Leasehold £122,500 First standard sale on record 1 Dec 2016
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £307,000 +49% since 2006 27 Apr 2015
55 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £262,500 First standard sale on record 4 Mar 2015
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Leasehold £250,000 +47% since 2007 3 Dec 2014
60 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £240,000 First standard sale on record 30 Oct 2014
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £238,000 +48% since 2004 11 Sep 2013
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £225,000 +139% since 1999 19 Nov 2010
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £145,000 -1% since 2004 27 Sep 2007
54 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £235,000 First standard sale on record 22 Jun 2007
49 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £170,000 First standard sale on record 5 Apr 2007
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £206,000 +30% since 2002 3 Nov 2006
53 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £195,000 First standard sale on record 29 Sep 2006
37 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £198,000 +164% since 1997 17 Mar 2006
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £147,000 +78% since 2001 20 Sep 2004
65 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £220,000 +110% since 2000 22 Jul 2004
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £161,000 +13% since 2004 12 Jul 2004
35 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £143,000 First standard sale on record 6 May 2004
41 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £109,000 First standard sale on record 9 Dec 2002
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £159,000 +81% since 1999 18 Nov 2002
51 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £145,000 First standard sale on record 20 Sep 2002
47 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Flat / Apartment Freehold £122,000 First standard sale on record 9 Aug 2001
34 Water Lane WD17 2NH Flat / Apartment Leasehold £82,750 First standard sale on record 8 Aug 2001
50 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £118,000 +73% since 1996 2 Feb 2001
30 Water Lane WD17 3EX Semi-detached Freehold £100,000 First standard sale on record 22 Aug 2000
65 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £105,000 First standard sale on record 7 Jan 2000
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £94,000 +2% since 1999 4 Aug 1999
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £88,000 +47% since 1998 16 Jul 1999
26 Water Lane WD17 3EX Terraced Freehold £100,000 First standard sale on record 14 Jun 1999
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £92,500 +22% since 1997 28 May 1999
43 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Semi-detached Freehold £60,000 First standard sale on record 19 Mar 1998
37 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £75,000 First standard sale on record 26 Sep 1997
63 Water Lane WD17 2NJ Terraced Freehold £76,000 First standard sale on record 24 Jun 1997
50 Water Lane WD17 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £68,250 First standard sale on record 21 Feb 1996

Homes that sold more than once on Water LaneEvery address on Water Lane with two or more recorded standard (HM Land Registry category-A) sales, matched on the exact address so a sale can never be attributed to a neighbouring home. "Change" is the difference between consecutive sales of the same home. "Annualised" is the constant yearly rate that would grow the earlier price into the later one over the time between them (compound), and is only shown when the sales are at least two years apart (closer pairs show how long apart they were). These are historical facts about past sales - they are not an estimate of what any home is worth today.

A home selling twice is the cleanest price comparison the Land Registry data offers - the same bricks, years apart. 12 addresses here have sold more than once.

AddressSoldPriceChangeAnnualised
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 25 Water LaneWD17 2AP25 Apr 2018£165,000first recorded sale
31 Mar 2025£173,250+£8,250 (+5.0%)+0.7%/yrover 6.9 yrs
55 Water LaneWD17 2NJ4 Mar 2015£262,500first recorded sale
23 Aug 2024£408,000+£145,500 (+55.4%)+4.8%/yrover 9.5 yrs
Rainbow House, 24 Flat 35 Water LaneWD17 2AP22 Mar 2017£153,000first recorded sale
22 Aug 2024£157,500+£4,500 (+2.9%)+0.4%/yrover 7.4 yrs
49 Water LaneWD17 2NJ5 Apr 2007£170,000first recorded sale
3 Dec 2014£250,000+£80,000 (+47.1%)+5.2%/yrover 7.7 yrs
28 Jul 2017£280,000+£30,000 (+12.0%)+4.4%/yrover 2.7 yrs
10 Jun 2021£294,350+£14,350 (+5.1%)+1.3%/yrover 3.9 yrs
60 Water LaneWD17 2NH30 Oct 2014£240,000first recorded sale
19 Jul 2019£262,500+£22,500 (+9.4%)+1.9%/yrover 4.7 yrs
43 Water LaneWD17 2NJ19 Mar 1998£60,000first recorded sale
16 Jul 1999£88,000+£28,000 (+46.7%)over 1.3 yrs - too close for a yearly ratemay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
18 Nov 2002£159,000+£71,000 (+80.7%)+19.4%/yrover 3.3 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
3 Nov 2006£206,000+£47,000 (+29.6%)+6.8%/yrover 4.0 yrs
27 Apr 2015£307,000+£101,000 (+49.0%)+4.8%/yrover 8.5 yrs
7 Jun 2019£380,000+£73,000 (+23.8%)+5.3%/yrover 4.1 yrs
35 Water LaneWD17 2NJ6 May 2004£143,000first recorded sale
12 Jul 2004£161,000+£18,000 (+12.6%)held under a year
11 Sep 2013£238,000+£77,000 (+47.8%)+4.4%/yrover 9.2 yrs
63 Water LaneWD17 2NJ24 Jun 1997£76,000first recorded sale
28 May 1999£92,500+£16,500 (+21.7%)over 1.9 yrs - too close for a yearly rate
4 Aug 1999£94,000+£1,500 (+1.6%)held under a year
19 Nov 2010£225,000+£131,000 (+139.4%)+8.0%/yrover 11.3 yrs
34 Water LaneWD17 2NH8 Aug 2001£82,750first recorded sale
20 Sep 2004£147,000+£64,250 (+77.6%)+20.2%/yrover 3.1 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
27 Sep 2007£145,000-£2,000 (-1.4%)-0.5%/yrover 3.0 yrs
37 Water LaneWD17 2NJ26 Sep 1997£75,000first recorded sale
17 Mar 2006£198,000+£123,000 (+164.0%)+12.1%/yrover 8.5 yrs
65 Water LaneWD17 2NJ7 Jan 2000£105,000first recorded sale
22 Jul 2004£220,000+£115,000 (+109.5%)+17.7%/yrover 4.5 yrsmay reflect works or an unusual earlier sale
50 Water LaneWD17 2NH21 Feb 1996£68,250first recorded sale
2 Feb 2001£118,000+£49,750 (+72.9%)+11.7%/yrover 5.0 yrs

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England and Wales only. Sale prices are as recorded by Land Registry and may exclude some private/below-threshold transactions.

Locality grouping uses the ONS Postcode Directory: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

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