Watford property market

Watford sits on the edge of Hertfordshire, covering about 10 square miles.

The median asking price across the 838 homes for sale in Watford is £395,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £276,238 and £550,000. That is 17% below Hertfordshire. Homes that actually sold in Watford went for a median £435,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Watford is up 34% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Yes: asking prices in Watford are typically lower than across Hertfordshire. The median asking price in Watford is £395,000 against £475k across Hertfordshire: 17% below Hertfordshire. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

838 homes are on the market in Watford right now, down 13% since 1 Sept, 204 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

148 listings in Watford had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 18% of the homes currently for sale.

Of the Watford listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 90 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

The median asking price for a flat in Watford is £282,500. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £465,500 across 175 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Watford is £315,000, across 224 current listings.

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Watford is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £475,000 across 84 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

In Watford, homes that sold went for a median £503 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £478 per sq ft.