WD7 8 house prices are built from 2,545 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 5 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £517,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved -5.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -32.6%.
Median price paid
£517,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
-5.9%
Change in real terms
-32.6%
Median per m²
£3,889
HM Land Registry2,545 sales671 with floor areaLatest sale 5 Jun 2026
Section 01
How WD7 8 prices moved
The chart tracks the median WD7 8 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £182,500 | £405,236 |
| 2000s | 10 | £420,000 | £765,116 |
| 2010s | 10 | £620,000 | £874,200 |
| 2020s | 7 | £1,060,000 | £1,083,043 |
The highest yearly median on record for WD7 8 is £1,210,000 in 2022; the lowest is £166,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £166,000 to £760,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £368,598, so the real change over the whole record is +106.2% — about +2.36% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: -5.9% in cash against -32.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aldenham Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £760,000 | £760,000 |
| 5 Barn Close | 1 Jun 2026 | Detached | £1,250,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 18 Scrubbitts Park Road | 28 May 2026 | Detached | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 16 Scrubbitts Park Road | 28 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £602,515 | £602,515 |
| 8 High Firs | 26 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £670,000 | £670,000 |
| 60 Scrubbitts Square | 7 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 40 Willow Way | 13 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £880,000 | £880,000 |
| FLAT 10 NIGHTINGALE COURT Park Road | 13 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 38 Scrubbitts Square | 10 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 5 Rendlesham Avenue | 30 Jan 2026 | Detached | £910,000 | £910,000 |
| FLAT 2 HAMBLEDEN PLACE, 32 Gills Hill | 29 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 1-12 NIGHTINGALE COURT Park Road | 28 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £479,000 | £479,000 |
| 10A High Firs | 27 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £1,675,000 | £1,675,000 |
| 4 Letchmore Road | 26 Jan 2026 | Detached | £1,150,000 | £1,150,000 |
| 2A Goodyers Avenue | 26 Jan 2026 | Detached | £937,500 | £937,500 |
| 9 MANOR COURT Common Lane | 15 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £790,000 | £790,000 |
| 64 Gills Hill Lane | 9 Jan 2026 | Detached | £1,300,000 | £1,300,000 |
| WAYSIDE COTTAGE Watling Street | 18 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £1,400,000 | £1,430,435 |
| 38 Orchard Close | 17 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £675,000 | £689,674 |
| 54 Links Drive | 16 Dec 2025 | Detached | £1,200,000 | £1,226,087 |
| 39 New Road | 12 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £600,000 | £613,043 |
| 6 Gills Hill | 24 Nov 2025 | Terraced | £863,000 | £881,761 |
| 3 Station Road | 21 Nov 2025 | Terraced | £523,000 | £534,370 |
| 44 the Ridgeway | 13 Nov 2025 | Detached | £2,090,000 | £2,135,435 |
| 81 Loom Lane | 10 Nov 2025 | Detached | £4,500,000 | £4,597,826 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to WD7 8 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aldenham Road | £169,500 (1999) | £760,000 (2026) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 5 Barn Close | £335,000 (1996) | £1,250,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.8% |
| 16 Scrubbitts Park Road | £650,000 (2022) | £602,515 (2026) | -1.9% | -5.4% |
| 8 High Firs | £361,000 (2002) | £670,000 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.2% |
| 60 Scrubbitts Square | £156,000 (2010) | £248,000 (2026) | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| 40 Willow Way | £265,000 (2004) | £880,000 (2026) | +5.6% | +2.7% |
| FLAT 10 NIGHTINGALE COURT Park Road | £315,000 (2005) | £485,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 38 Scrubbitts Square | £67,500 (1999) | £250,000 (2026) | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| 5 Rendlesham Avenue | £220,000 (2004) | £910,000 (2026) | +6.7% | +3.7% |
| FLAT 2 HAMBLEDEN PLACE, 32 Gills Hill | £265,000 (2000) | £650,000 (2026) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1-12 NIGHTINGALE COURT Park Road | £392,500 (2004) | £479,000 (2026) | +0.9% | -1.9% |
| 10A High Firs | £1,100,000 (2020) | £1,675,000 (2026) | +7.3% | +2.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. WD7 8 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,177 | 46.2% | £900,000 | £50,000 – £12,500,000 |
| Semi-detached | 569 | 22.4% | £385,000 | £19,500 – £3,050,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 435 | 17.1% | £295,000 | £12,400 – £2,350,000 |
| Terraced | 364 | 14.3% | £318,000 | £20,000 – £1,755,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in WD7 8
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 542 certificates cover WD7 8, and their median floor area is 130 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +71.1%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 130 m² | about 1,399 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 77 m² | about 829 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 252 m² | about 2,713 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 13.3% | 72 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 44.8% | 243 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in WD7 8
441 of the sales on record are leasehold and 2,104 freehold — 17.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £295,000 and the median freehold sale £586,250 — a gap of +98.7%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 441 | 17.3% | £295,000 |
| Freehold | 2,104 | 82.7% | £586,250 |
| New build | 145 | 5.7% | £750,000 |
| Existing home | 2,400 | 94.3% | £500,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +50.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 113 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How WD7 8 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. WD7 8 sits above that national figure — +228.3%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,889 per square metre, across 671 of the 2,545 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £12,400 to £12,500,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Other sectors in WD7
The wider district is WD7.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in WD7 8?
The median price paid in WD7 8 across every sale on the register is £517,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in WD7 8?
2,545 sales are on record for WD7 8, the most recent completing on 5 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have WD7 8 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -5.9% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -32.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were WD7 8 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £1,210,000, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in WD7 8?
£3,889 per square metre, from the 671 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 5 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “WD7 8 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.