Typical 3-bedroom house£651kmost £506k–£841k
Houses per m²£6,515flats £5,120
Sold last year132924 in five years
Prices in Watford-0.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WD17 sold for £651,265 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £505,607 and £841,361, for about 103 m² of space. That is 24% more than the same home across Watford (£526,000).
132 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £214k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WD17 2 (£5,879) and the most in WD17 3 (£7,207).
Across Watford, prices are down 0.7% on a year ago and up 5.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,825 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,970 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £130,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.
Questions about WD17
Is WD17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 24% more than across Watford; prices in Watford are down 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 132 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in WD17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WD17 sold for £651,265 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £505,607 and £841,361.
Is WD17 expensive for Watford?
A 3-bedroom house in WD17 costs 24% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Watford (£526,000).
How many homes sell in WD17 each year?
132 homes sold in the last year and 924 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near WD17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Nascot Wood Junior School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WD17?
For a 3-bedroom house, WD24 (£512k, 1 km), WD18 (£467k, 2 km), WD25 (£520k, 3 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.