Buying a home in WD25, Watford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£520kmost £471k–£578k
Houses per m²£5,817flats £4,787
Sold last year1571,189 in five years
Prices in Watford-0.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD25 sold for £519,828 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £470,975 and £578,467, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Watford (£526,000).

157 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £204k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WD25 7 (£5,537) and the most in WD25 8 (£6,576).

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 £2,371 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £104,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in WD25 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£261,768£251k–£277k42 m²6
2£448,832£415k–£501k69 m²210
3£519,828£471k–£578k87 m²461
4£599,108£548k–£684k112 m²130
5+£700,497£610k–£848k137 m²86

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£262k£449k£520k£599k£700k
Detached—£477k£661k£693k£788k
Semi-detached—£485k£536k£599k£657k
Terraced—£430k£469k£535k£604k
Flats£204k£266k£312k——

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

Price per m² across WD25

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WD25 0£6,105£4,841
WD25 7£5,537£4,738
WD25 8£6,576£6,262
WD25 9£5,732£4,738

Schools near WD25

Best state primary within 2 kmKingsway Junior School80% 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

Questions about WD25

Is WD25 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Watford; prices in Watford are down 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 157 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 WD25?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD25 sold for £519,828 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £470,975 and £578,467.

Is WD25 expensive for Watford?

A 3-bedroom house in WD25 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Watford (£526,000).

How many homes sell in WD25 each year?

157 homes sold in the last year and 1,189 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WD25?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kingsway Junior School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near WD25?

For a 3-bedroom house, WD18 (£467k, 5 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.