Exeter Close, Watford house prices are built from 294 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 10 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £120,000. Across the 13 years from 2011 to 2024 the median moved +55.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +6.6%.
Median price paid
£120,000
Change in cash, 2011–2024
+55.3%
Change in real terms
+6.6%
Median per m²
£2,201
HM Land Registry294 sales58 with floor areaLatest sale 10 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Exeter Close, Watford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Exeter Close, Watford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2024. 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 | £68,950 | £153,102 |
| 2000s | 10 | £175,500 | £319,709 |
| 2010s | 4 | £225,000 | £317,250 |
| 2020s | 3 | £285,000 | £291,196 |
The highest yearly median on record for Exeter Close, Watford is £325,000 in 2016; the lowest is £64,950 in 1995. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £64,950 to £302,750.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £144,220, so the real change over the whole record is +120.9% — about +2.77% 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: +55.3% in cash against +6.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 35 Elizabeth House | 10 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| Flat 26 Elizabeth House | 28 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | £260,543 |
| Flat 23 Elizabeth House | 10 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | £447,201 |
| Flat 38 Elizabeth House | 26 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £324,000 | £340,925 |
| Flat 34 Elizabeth House | 19 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £394,000 | £414,582 |
| Flat 5 Wellington House | 17 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £281,500 | £296,205 |
| Flat 22 Wellington House | 26 Apr 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | £231,493 |
| Flat 27 Elizabeth House | 16 Feb 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | £268,321 |
| Flat 30 Elizabeth House | 10 May 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | £286,322 |
| Flat 8 Roedean House | 10 Feb 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | £302,529 |
| Flat 4 Wellington House | 11 Nov 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | £312,818 |
| Flat 23 Elizabeth House | 4 Nov 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | £376,541 |
| Flat 40 Elizabeth House | 31 May 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £440,000 | £509,778 |
| Flat 9 Roedean House | 29 Apr 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £318,611 |
| Flat 9 Wellington House | 17 Jan 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £271,000 | £313,977 |
| Flat 7 Wellington House | 12 Nov 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £270,500 | £341,761 |
| Flat 12 Cheltenham House | 22 Oct 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £360,081 |
| Flat 21 Elizabeth House | 27 May 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | £410,618 |
| Flat 35 Elizabeth House | 21 May 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £382,500 | £483,266 |
| Flat 33 Elizabeth House | 24 Feb 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £347,446 |
| Flat 23 Cheltenham House | 18 Nov 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | £278,375 |
| Flat 28 Elizabeth House | 10 Aug 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £400,000 | £517,906 |
| Flat 40 Elizabeth House | 28 Feb 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | £550,275 |
| Flat 21 Wellington House | 20 Jan 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £236,000 | £305,565 |
| Flat 39 Elizabeth House | 29 Nov 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £410,000 | £536,271 |
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 Exeter Close, Watford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 35 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £86,950 (1996) | £405,000 (2026) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| FLAT 26 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £75,950 (1996) | £255,000 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| FLAT 23 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £80,950 (1996) | £425,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| FLAT 38 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £91,000 (1997) | £324,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +2.1% |
| FLAT 34 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £86,950 (1996) | £394,000 (2024) | +5.5% | +2.9% |
| FLAT 5 WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close | £68,950 (1997) | £281,500 (2024) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| FLAT 22 WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close | £58,750 (1997) | £220,000 (2024) | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| FLAT 27 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £76,950 (1996) | £255,000 (2024) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| FLAT 30 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £76,950 (1996) | £265,000 (2023) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| FLAT 8 ROEDEAN HOUSE Exeter Close | £66,250 (1996) | £280,000 (2023) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| FLAT 4 WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close | £68,950 (1997) | £270,000 (2022) | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| FLAT 40 ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close | £99,950 (1996) | £440,000 (2022) | +5.9% | +3.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Exeter Close, Watford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 294 | 100.0% | £120,000 | £50,500 – £440,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Exeter Close, Watford
294 of the sales on record are leasehold and 0 freehold — 100.0% 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 | 294 | 100.0% | £120,000 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| New build | 94 | 32.0% | £65,950 |
| Existing home | 200 | 68.0% | £176,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -62.6%. 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 4 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 Exeter Close, Watford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Exeter Close, Watford sits below that national figure — -23.8%.
Within Watford the street ranks 897 of 939 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £204,950 (-41.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,201 per square metre, across 58 of the 294 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 £50,500 to £440,000. 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
- Courtlands Close£120,750 median
- Gammons Lane£224,975 median
- Leavesden Road£161,500 median
- Southwold Road£105,000 median
- Norbury Avenue£180,000 median
- Sandringham Road£196,000 median
- Judge Street£174,500 median
- Balmoral Road£169,000 median
- Bushey Mill Lane£206,000 median
- Regent Street£173,500 median
- Cecil Street£172,475 median
- Gisburne Way£145,500 median
- Dodd Road£226,250 median
- Anglian Close£140,000 median
- Copsewood Road£179,225 median
- Brighton Road£195,975 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- FLAT 35, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close7 sales
- FLAT 38, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close7 sales
- FLAT 34, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close6 sales
- FLAT 40, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close6 sales
- FLAT 28, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close6 sales
- FLAT 17, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close6 sales
- FLAT 26, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 8, ROEDEAN HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 4, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 21, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 22, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 6, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 23, ROEDEAN HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 16, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 41, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 21, CHELTENHAM HOUSE Exeter Close5 sales
- FLAT 23, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 9, ROEDEAN HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 9, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 7, WELLINGTON HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 21, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 23, CHELTENHAM HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 22, ROEDEAN HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
- FLAT 25, ELIZABETH HOUSE Exeter Close4 sales
Back to Watford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Exeter Close, Watford?
The median price paid in Exeter Close, Watford across every sale on the register is £120,000. 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 Exeter Close, Watford?
294 sales are on record for Exeter Close, Watford, the most recent completing on 10 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Exeter Close, Watford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +55.3% between 2011 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +6.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Exeter Close, Watford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £325,000, set in 2016. 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 Exeter Close, Watford?
£2,201 per square metre, from the 58 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 10 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, “Exeter Close, Watford 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.