When did average house prices in Watford reach their peak? September 2021
Average house prices in Watford peaked at £1,175,000 in September 2021, the highest monthly average since May 1995. Across the 12 months to August 2026, the average is £488,571.
- Peak average
- £1,175,000
- Latest 12-month average
- £488,571
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
All house prices in WatfordWhat was the average house price in Watford each year?
Average sold price in each calendar year, newest first. 2026 had the highest yearly average of the past 10 years.
| Year | Average price |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to August)Highest | £605,000 |
| 2025 | £487,142 |
| 2024 | £341,166 |
| 2023 | £392,000 |
| 2022 | £250,000 |
| 2021 | £498,613 |
| 2020 | £456,250 |
| 2019 | £456,250 |
| 2018 | £304,166 |
| 2017 | £450,000 |
How have house prices in Watford changed over time?
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Watford dataset covers 25 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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