Watton Road, Knebworth house prices are built from 66 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 23 Apr 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £527,500. Across the 19 years from 1995 to 2014 the median moved +334.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +180.3%.
Median price paid
£527,500
Change in cash, 1995–2014
+334.0%
Change in real terms
+180.3%
Median per m²
£2,582
HM Land Registry66 sales13 with floor areaLatest sale 23 Apr 2024
Section 01
How Watton Road, Knebworth prices moved
There are too few years of sales in Watton Road, Knebworth to plot a trend line. The figures below are drawn from the whole record rather than a yearly series.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 23 Apr 2024 | Detached | £717,000 | £754,455 |
| 15 | 19 Jan 2024 | Detached | £695,000 | £731,306 |
| 1 | 24 Jun 2022 | Detached | £1,050,000 | £1,216,516 |
| 28 | 13 May 2022 | Detached | £1,175,000 | £1,361,339 |
| 9 | 18 Aug 2021 | Detached | £710,000 | £897,043 |
| 23 | 14 Jan 2021 | Detached | £785,000 | £991,801 |
| 24 | 9 Nov 2020 | Detached | £595,000 | £770,386 |
| 30 | 5 Nov 2020 | Detached | £585,000 | £757,438 |
| 17 | 22 Oct 2020 | Detached | £535,000 | £692,700 |
| 7 | 1 Oct 2020 | Semi-detached | £799,500 | £1,035,165 |
| 10 | 1 Aug 2019 | Detached | £880,000 | £1,151,020 |
| 26a | 11 Apr 2019 | Detached | £565,000 | £739,007 |
| Five Hide House | 5 Oct 2018 | Detached | £1,575,000 | £2,099,008 |
| 29 | 20 Sep 2018 | Semi-detached | £760,000 | £1,012,854 |
| 11 | 17 Aug 2018 | Detached | £850,000 | £1,132,798 |
| Hoppers Barn | 1 Mar 2018 | Detached | £1,400,000 | £1,865,784 |
| 12 | 15 Jun 2016 | Detached | £860,000 | £1,200,594 |
| 29 | 15 Jun 2016 | Semi-detached | £745,000 | £1,040,050 |
| 30 | 4 Dec 2015 | Detached | £565,000 | £796,650 |
| 41 | 11 Sep 2015 | Semi-detached | £660,000 | £930,600 |
| Wintercott, 47 | 21 Nov 2014 | Detached | £690,000 | £989,725 |
| 4a | 28 Aug 2014 | Detached | £660,000 | £946,694 |
| 14 | 7 Aug 2014 | Detached | £885,000 | £1,269,430 |
| 16 | 29 May 2014 | Detached | £795,000 | £1,140,336 |
| 20 | 8 May 2014 | Detached | £542,500 | £778,154 |
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 Watton Road, Knebworth values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Watton Road | £630,000 (2012) | £717,000 (2024) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| 15 Watton Road | £450,000 (2013) | £695,000 (2024) | +4.0% | +1.0% |
| 1 Watton Road | £200,000 (1995) | £1,050,000 (2022) | +6.3% | +3.8% |
| 28 Watton Road | £750,000 (2010) | £1,175,000 (2022) | +3.8% | +1.1% |
| 23 Watton Road | £227,000 (2002) | £785,000 (2021) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| 30 Watton Road | £380,000 (2010) | £585,000 (2020) | +4.4% | +2.2% |
| 7 Watton Road | £425,000 (2005) | £799,500 (2020) | +4.3% | +2.0% |
| 29 Watton Road | £490,000 (2008) | £760,000 (2018) | +4.5% | +2.1% |
| 11 Watton Road | £515,000 (2013) | £850,000 (2018) | +10.5% | +8.6% |
| HOPPERS BARN Watton Road | £610,000 (2002) | £1,400,000 (2018) | +5.3% | +2.9% |
| 41 Watton Road | £425,000 (2006) | £660,000 (2015) | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| WINTERCOTT, 47 Watton Road | £450,000 (2003) | £690,000 (2014) | +4.0% | +1.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Watton Road, Knebworth 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 | 52 | 78.8% | £540,000 | £100,000 – £1,575,000 |
| Semi-detached | 14 | 21.2% | £425,000 | £140,000 – £799,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Watton Road, Knebworth
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 66 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 66 | 100.0% | £527,500 |
Section 09
How Watton Road, Knebworth compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Watton Road, Knebworth sits above that national figure — +234.9%.
Within Knebworth the street ranks 16 of 97 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £235,000 (+124.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,582 per square metre, across 13 of the 66 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 £100,000 to £1,575,000. 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
Streets nearby
- Carvers Croft£159,623 median
- Wadnall Way£139,950 median
- Pondcroft Road£249,856 median
- Kerr Close£126,500 median
- Twin Foxes£160,500 median
- Park Lane£322,500 median
- Orchard Way£178,000 median
- Woodstock£138,500 median
- Haygarth£132,250 median
- Broom Grove£173,900 median
- London Road£345,000 median
- Peters Way£165,500 median
- Stevenage Road£378,000 median
- Gun Lane£318,000 median
- New Close£250,000 median
- St Martins Road£231,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 14 Watton Road5 sales
- 1 Watton Road3 sales
- 23 Watton Road3 sales
- 30 Watton Road3 sales
- 29 Watton Road3 sales
- WINTERCOTT, 47 Watton Road3 sales
- 25 Watton Road3 sales
- 19 Watton Road2 sales
- 15 Watton Road2 sales
- 28 Watton Road2 sales
- 7 Watton Road2 sales
- 11 Watton Road2 sales
- HOPPERS BARN Watton Road2 sales
- 41 Watton Road2 sales
- 4A Watton Road2 sales
- 20 Watton Road2 sales
- 51 Watton Road2 sales
- 35 Watton Road2 sales
- 5 Watton Road2 sales
- 26 Watton Road2 sales
- 21 Watton Road2 sales
- 39 Watton Road2 sales
Back to Knebworth house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Watton Road, Knebworth?
The median price paid in Watton Road, Knebworth across every sale on the register is £527,500. 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 Watton Road, Knebworth?
66 sales are on record for Watton Road, Knebworth, the most recent completing on 23 Apr 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Watton Road, Knebworth house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +334.0% between 1995 and 2014. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +180.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Watton Road, Knebworth house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £690,000, set in 2014. 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 Watton Road, Knebworth?
£2,582 per square metre, from the 13 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 23 Apr 2024. 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, “Watton Road, Knebworth 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.