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WD25 9 in Watford

Watford council area · WD25 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector WD25 9 in Watford. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideWD25 9 · WD25 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at WD25 9

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
£451,000100 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £500,000 from 67 sales; the flat median is £207,000 from 33 sales in WD25 9. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 94.8% across 205 residential postcode records in WD25 9, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.4 km from the WD25 9 sector centre, with 8 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the WD25 9 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.1 km away and supermarket 0.5 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for WD25 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

100 sales in sample
67 sales in sample
6 sales in sample
33 sales in sample
28 sales in sample
33 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Watford local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Watford, about 63.8%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: St Albans 18.5%; Three Rivers 13%. The charts cover Watford only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,829Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,326 to £1,829. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.8k£1.6k£1.3k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,829

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,829
Jul 2026£1,823
Jun 2026£1,817
May 2026£1,814
Apr 2026£1,811
Mar 2026£1,813
Feb 2026£1,815
Jan 2026£1,817
Dec 2025£1,815
Nov 2025£1,812
Oct 2025£1,806
Sept 2025£1,797
Aug 2025£1,782
Jul 2025£1,764
Jun 2025£1,751
May 2025£1,744
Apr 2025£1,739
Mar 2025£1,734
Feb 2025£1,730
Jan 2025£1,728
Dec 2024£1,723
Nov 2024£1,717
Oct 2024£1,710
Sept 2024£1,702
Aug 2024£1,695
Jul 2024£1,684
Jun 2024£1,678
May 2024£1,671
Apr 2024£1,665
Mar 2024£1,652
Feb 2024£1,636
Jan 2024£1,611
Dec 2023£1,594
Nov 2023£1,582
Oct 2023£1,575
Sept 2023£1,561
Aug 2023£1,548
Jul 2023£1,536
Jun 2023£1,528
May 2023£1,517
Apr 2023£1,508
Mar 2023£1,499
Feb 2023£1,493
Jan 2023£1,483
Dec 2022£1,473
Nov 2022£1,462
Oct 2022£1,456
Sept 2022£1,452
Aug 2022£1,450
Jul 2022£1,448
Jun 2022£1,446
May 2022£1,439
Apr 2022£1,431
Mar 2022£1,419
Feb 2022£1,412
Jan 2022£1,406
Dec 2021£1,402
Nov 2021£1,398
Oct 2021£1,394
Sept 2021£1,390
Aug 2021£1,387
Jul 2021£1,382
Jun 2021£1,378
May 2021£1,373
Apr 2021£1,370
Mar 2021£1,360
Feb 2021£1,349
Jan 2021£1,338
Dec 2020£1,334
Nov 2020£1,333
Oct 2020£1,330
Sept 2020£1,326

Average house price

£404,299Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £362,774 to £422,350. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£422.4k£392.6k£362.8k202020232026
Jul 2026£404,299

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£404,299
Jun 2026£396,171
May 2026£393,298
Apr 2026£392,479
Mar 2026£391,432
Feb 2026£397,308
Jan 2026£395,158
Dec 2025£394,971
Nov 2025£394,335
Oct 2025£397,441
Sept 2025£407,202
Aug 2025£410,160
Jul 2025£407,120
Jun 2025£385,483
May 2025£386,834
Apr 2025£385,865
Mar 2025£402,670
Feb 2025£399,463
Jan 2025£404,805
Dec 2024£402,634
Nov 2024£402,235
Oct 2024£393,800
Sept 2024£389,649
Aug 2024£383,173
Jul 2024£390,176
Jun 2024£392,238
May 2024£389,198
Apr 2024£383,310
Mar 2024£391,832
Feb 2024£391,141
Jan 2024£396,834
Dec 2023£394,296
Nov 2023£400,754
Oct 2023£404,514
Sept 2023£399,462
Aug 2023£402,078
Jul 2023£393,473
Jun 2023£395,810
May 2023£396,438
Apr 2023£406,776
Mar 2023£412,006
Feb 2023£412,949
Jan 2023£414,470
Dec 2022£416,506
Nov 2022£421,223
Oct 2022£422,350
Sept 2022£418,221
Aug 2022£415,385
Jul 2022£410,610
Jun 2022£407,274
May 2022£399,571
Apr 2022£401,224
Mar 2022£394,006
Feb 2022£396,231
Jan 2022£383,414
Dec 2021£389,061
Nov 2021£384,826
Oct 2021£390,606
Sept 2021£382,335
Aug 2021£384,587
Jul 2021£383,796
Jun 2021£387,925
May 2021£381,740
Apr 2021£376,266
Mar 2021£377,587
Feb 2021£373,927
Jan 2021£371,632
Dec 2020£364,617
Nov 2020£364,728
Oct 2020£370,670
Sept 2020£365,763
Aug 2020£362,774
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate94.8%Mean across 205 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 205 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.5 km
  • Nearest post office0.7 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.7 km
  • Nearest hospital4.4 km
  • Nearest gym1.8 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.6 km
  • Nearest community centre1.6 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.2 km
  • Nearest Waitrose4.1 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector1 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.4 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km8 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
6.91 km
Tesco
1.36 km
Sainsbury's
0.62 km
Aldi
4.09 km
Lidl
4.06 km
M&S
3.56 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
2
Grade II
2

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond)
20.35 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Badger
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

50% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,069recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
292
Other theft
215
Anti-social behaviour
213
Shoplifting
76
Criminal damage and arson
66
Vehicle crime
66
Public order
52
Burglary
31
Drugs
17
Other crime
15
Bicycle theft
10
Robbery
7
Possession of weapons
5
Theft from the person
4

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from WD25 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom WD25 9Shared evidence
WD25 9WatfordThis area · Hertfordshire
£451,000
100
This area
Reference sector
SM1 2SM1 2 in Sutton area guideSutton
£442,000£9,000 lower than this area
173
37.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability95%96%
SM4 5SM4 5 in Merton area guideMerton
£442,500£8,500 lower than this area
80
34.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability95%96%
Nearest station0.1 km0.2 km
YO26 6YO26 6 in York area guideYork
£421,248£29,753 lower than this area
114
259.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability95%94%
Nearest park0.4 km0.5 km
Nearest supermarket0.5 km0.5 km
HA8 0HA8 0 in Barnet area guideBarnet
£427,500£23,500 lower than this area
60
12.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.5 km0.5 km
Gigabit availability95%91%
Nearest park0.4 km0.3 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector WD25 9, not the whole of Watford. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 205 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Watford; 45,486 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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