Buying a home in WD18, Watford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£467kmost £427k–£536k

Houses per m²£5,673flats £5,036

Sold last year120946 in five years

Prices in Watford-0.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD18 sold for £466,788 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £427,018 and £536,250, for about 88 m² of space. That is 11% less than the same home across Watford (£526,000).

120 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £206k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WD18 7 (£5,607) and the most in WD18 8 (£6,938).

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 £2,129 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £93,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in WD18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£309,309	£300k–£337k	43 m²	6
2	£402,945	£379k–£450k	71 m²	212
3	£466,788	£427k–£536k	88 m²	253
4	£624,041	£515k–£725k	116 m²	53
5+	£729,372	£615k–£965k	152 m²	39

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£309k	£403k	£467k	£624k	£729k
Detached	—	£399k	£760k	£710k	£965k
Semi-detached	—	£464k	£558k	£694k	£686k
Terraced	—	£400k	£449k	£533k	£545k
Flats	£206k	£297k	£341k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WD18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WD18 0	£5,619	£5,256
WD18 6	£5,845	£4,621
WD18 7	£5,607	£4,887
WD18 8	£6,938	£4,985
WD18 9	—	£4,412

Schools near WD18

Best state primary within 2 kmField Junior School85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%14 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmWatford Grammar School for Boys84.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WD17 Watford · 2 km3-bed house £651k WD19 Watford · 3 km3-bed house £528k WD24 Watford · 3 km3-bed house £512k WD23 Bushey · 4 km3-bed house £594k HA6 Northwood · 4 km3-bed house £714k WD25 Watford · 5 km3-bed house £520k WD3 Rickmansworth · 5 km3-bed house £654k WD5 Abbots Langley · 6 km3-bed house £549k

Questions about WD18

Is WD18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% less than across Watford; prices in Watford are down 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 120 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 WD18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD18 sold for £466,788 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £427,018 and £536,250.

Is WD18 expensive for Watford?

A 3-bedroom house in WD18 costs 11% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Watford (£526,000).

How many homes sell in WD18 each year?

120 homes sold in the last year and 946 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WD18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Field Junior School, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.