Osprey Close, Watford house prices are built from 227 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 18 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £120,000. Across the 10 years from 2007 to 2017 the median moved +29.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +1.1%.
Median price paid
£120,000
Change in cash, 2007–2017
+29.1%
Change in real terms
+1.1%
HM Land Registry227 salesLatest sale 18 May 2026
Section 01
How Osprey Close, Watford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Osprey Close, Watford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2017. 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 | 4 | £51,250 | £113,799 |
| 2000s | 9 | £127,500 | £232,267 |
| 2010s | 5 | £165,000 | £232,650 |
The highest yearly median on record for Osprey Close, Watford is £216,000 in 2017; the lowest is £43,000 in 1996. Across the full 22-year record the cash median has moved from £43,000 to £216,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £93,277, so the real change over the whole record is +215.2% — about +5.62% 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: +29.1% in cash against +1.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 18 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 39 | 15 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £259,000 | £259,000 |
| 4 | 29 Aug 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £143,043 |
| 42 | 18 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £257,500 | £263,098 |
| 53 | 17 Jun 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| 51 | 16 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | £278,843 |
| 56 | 12 Jan 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| 67 | 19 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £272,000 | £293,885 |
| 66 | 25 Nov 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £272,500 | £315,715 |
| 45 | 28 Oct 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £225,924 |
| 57 | 23 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £243,303 |
| 12 | 14 Oct 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £157,000 | £198,360 |
| 8 | 27 Aug 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £158,000 | £199,624 |
| 53 | 21 Aug 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £258,953 |
| 44 | 26 Mar 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £216,000 | £279,669 |
| 50 | 30 Aug 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £300,835 |
| 14 | 22 May 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £255,056 |
| 28 | 15 Jan 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | £290,529 |
| 44 | 20 Oct 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | £292,616 |
| 27 | 14 Aug 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | £306,226 |
| 40 | 11 Aug 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £272,201 |
| 30 | 6 Mar 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £263,500 | £358,625 |
| 41 | 30 Jan 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £216,000 | £293,977 |
| 57 | 1 Dec 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | £304,337 |
| 39 | 14 Nov 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £383,911 |
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 Osprey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Osprey Close | £56,000 (1999) | £200,000 (2026) | +4.8% | +2.1% |
| 39 Osprey Close | £55,566 (1996) | £259,000 (2026) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| 4 Osprey Close | £26,500 (1997) | £140,000 (2025) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 42 Osprey Close | £69,950 (1999) | £257,500 (2025) | +5.1% | +2.4% |
| 53 Osprey Close | £40,000 (1996) | £210,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 51 Osprey Close | £44,000 (1995) | £265,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 56 Osprey Close | £54,000 (1999) | £210,000 (2024) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| 67 Osprey Close | £46,000 (1996) | £272,000 (2023) | +6.8% | +4.1% |
| 66 Osprey Close | £58,950 (1997) | £272,500 (2022) | +6.3% | +3.8% |
| 45 Osprey Close | £30,000 (1996) | £195,000 (2022) | +7.5% | +4.9% |
| 57 Osprey Close | £143,000 (2006) | £210,000 (2022) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| 12 Osprey Close | £32,250 (1997) | £157,000 (2021) | +6.8% | +4.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Osprey 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 | 222 | 97.8% | £120,000 | £26,500 – £275,000 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 2.2% | £103,000 | £53,500 – £157,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Osprey Close, Watford
227 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 | 227 | 100.0% | £120,000 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
A further 5 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 Osprey Close, Watford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Osprey 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%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £26,500 to £275,000. 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
- St Albans Road£177,725 median
- Sheepcot Lane£250,000 median
- North Western Avenue£193,250 median
- High Road£220,000 median
- Briar Road£215,000 median
- Horseshoe Lane£197,000 median
- Ley Farm Close£217,750 median
- Ravenscroft£110,000 median
- Trevellance Way£165,000 median
- North Approach£210,000 median
- Coates Way£245,000 median
- Fern Way£210,000 median
- Beken Court£136,500 median
- Rochester Drive£111,000 median
- Peregrine Close£155,000 median
- Royce Grove£249,995 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 44 Osprey Close8 sales
- 39 Osprey Close8 sales
- 28 Osprey Close7 sales
- 42 Osprey Close6 sales
- 53 Osprey Close6 sales
- 56 Osprey Close6 sales
- 67 Osprey Close6 sales
- 45 Osprey Close6 sales
- 40 Osprey Close6 sales
- 9 Osprey Close6 sales
- 38 Osprey Close6 sales
- 51 Osprey Close5 sales
- 66 Osprey Close5 sales
- 50 Osprey Close5 sales
- 41 Osprey Close5 sales
- 17 Osprey Close5 sales
- 34 Osprey Close5 sales
- 25 Osprey Close5 sales
- 8 Osprey Close4 sales
- 30 Osprey Close4 sales
- 49 Osprey Close4 sales
- 68 Osprey Close4 sales
- 18 Osprey Close4 sales
- 63 Osprey Close4 sales
Back to Watford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Osprey Close, Watford?
The median price paid in Osprey 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 Osprey Close, Watford?
227 sales are on record for Osprey Close, Watford, the most recent completing on 18 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Osprey Close, Watford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +29.1% between 2007 and 2017. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +1.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Osprey Close, Watford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £216,000, set in 2017. 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 Osprey Close, Watford?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 18 May 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, “Osprey 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.