Royce Grove, Watford house prices are built from 139 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2001 and the most recent on 21 Oct 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £249,995. Across the 11 years from 2004 to 2015 the median moved +117.5% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +65.3%.
Median price paid
£249,995
Change in cash, 2004–2015
+117.5%
Change in real terms
+65.3%
HM Land Registry139 salesLatest sale 21 Oct 2024
Section 01
How Royce Grove, Watford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Royce Grove, Watford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2001 to 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | £235,000 | £428,101 |
| 2010s | 3 | £305,000 | £430,050 |
The highest yearly median on record for Royce Grove, Watford is £555,000 in 2015; the lowest is £187,950 in 2001. Across the full 15-year record the cash median has moved from £187,950 to £555,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £368,581, so the real change over the whole record is +112.3% — about +5.53% 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: +117.5% in cash against +65.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 21 Oct 2024 | Detached | £655,000 | £689,216 |
| 18 | 4 Jul 2024 | Detached | £680,000 | £715,522 |
| 67 | 8 May 2024 | Detached | £435,000 | £457,724 |
| 63 | 4 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £415,000 | £436,679 |
| 57 | 21 Aug 2023 | Detached | £475,000 | £513,218 |
| 27 | 14 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £445,250 | £481,075 |
| 77 | 9 Aug 2023 | Detached | £600,000 | £648,276 |
| 10 | 26 May 2023 | Detached | £710,000 | £767,126 |
| 21 | 19 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £520,000 | £602,465 |
| 69 | 4 Feb 2022 | Semi-detached | £541,000 | £626,795 |
| 23 | 19 Nov 2021 | Terraced | £465,000 | £587,500 |
| 81 | 30 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £395,000 | £499,059 |
| 20 | 28 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £555,000 | £701,210 |
| 27 | 28 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £367,500 | £464,315 |
| 17 | 22 Oct 2020 | Terraced | £495,000 | £640,909 |
| 32 | 9 Oct 2020 | Detached | £390,000 | £504,959 |
| 71 | 28 Aug 2020 | Semi-detached | £523,000 | £677,163 |
| 24 | 10 Jan 2020 | Semi-detached | £370,000 | £479,063 |
| 25 | 21 Jun 2019 | Terraced | £350,000 | £457,792 |
| 12 | 16 Nov 2018 | Detached | £725,000 | £966,210 |
| 79 | 16 Dec 2016 | Semi-detached | £405,000 | £565,396 |
| 5 | 30 Jun 2016 | Terraced | £603,000 | £841,812 |
| 4 | 4 Dec 2015 | Detached | £595,000 | £838,950 |
| 45 | 28 Sep 2015 | Detached | £555,000 | £782,550 |
| 2 | 4 Sep 2015 | Detached | £610,000 | £860,100 |
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 Royce Grove, Watford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Royce Grove | £189,995 (2001) | £655,000 (2024) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| 18 Royce Grove | £264,950 (2001) | £680,000 (2024) | +4.2% | +1.4% |
| 67 Royce Grove | £149,950 (2001) | £435,000 (2024) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 63 Royce Grove | £147,950 (2001) | £415,000 (2024) | +4.6% | +1.8% |
| 57 Royce Grove | £189,950 (2001) | £475,000 (2023) | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| 27 Royce Grove | £136,995 (2001) | £445,250 (2023) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| 77 Royce Grove | £199,950 (2001) | £600,000 (2023) | +5.1% | +2.3% |
| 10 Royce Grove | £317,995 (2001) | £710,000 (2023) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| 21 Royce Grove | £137,995 (2001) | £520,000 (2022) | +6.5% | +3.9% |
| 69 Royce Grove | £179,950 (2001) | £541,000 (2022) | +5.4% | +2.8% |
| 23 Royce Grove | £140,995 (2001) | £465,000 (2021) | +6.1% | +3.8% |
| 81 Royce Grove | £159,950 (2001) | £395,000 (2021) | +4.6% | +2.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Royce Grove, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | 38.8% | £306,000 | £149,950 – £725,000 |
| Semi-detached | 47 | 33.8% | £239,950 | £140,995 – £555,000 |
| Terraced | 38 | 27.3% | £211,750 | £136,995 – £603,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Royce Grove, Watford
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 139 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 | 139 | 100.0% | £249,995 |
| New build | 57 | 41.0% | £187,950 |
| Existing home | 82 | 59.0% | £297,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -36.8%. 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 1 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 Royce Grove, Watford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Royce Grove, Watford sits above that national figure — +58.7%.
Within Watford the street ranks 341 of 939 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £204,950 (+22.0%).
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 £136,995 to £725,000. 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
- Osprey Close£120,000 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
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 8 Royce Grove5 sales
- 23 Royce Grove5 sales
- 18 Royce Grove4 sales
- 27 Royce Grove4 sales
- 79 Royce Grove4 sales
- 19 Royce Grove4 sales
- 65 Royce Grove4 sales
- 61 Royce Grove4 sales
- 57 Royce Grove3 sales
- 77 Royce Grove3 sales
- 21 Royce Grove3 sales
- 69 Royce Grove3 sales
- 71 Royce Grove3 sales
- 5 Royce Grove3 sales
- 30 Royce Grove3 sales
- 29 Royce Grove3 sales
- 15 Royce Grove3 sales
- 73 Royce Grove3 sales
- 26 Royce Grove3 sales
- 28 Royce Grove3 sales
- 11 Royce Grove3 sales
- 55 Royce Grove3 sales
- 67 Royce Grove2 sales
- 63 Royce Grove2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Royce Grove, Watford?
The median price paid in Royce Grove, Watford across every sale on the register is £249,995. 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 Royce Grove, Watford?
139 sales are on record for Royce Grove, Watford, the most recent completing on 21 Oct 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Royce Grove, Watford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +117.5% between 2004 and 2015. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +65.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Royce Grove, Watford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £555,000, set in 2015. 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 Royce Grove, 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 21 Oct 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, “Royce Grove, 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.