Whippendell Road, Watford house prices are built from 843 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 16 Apr 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £188,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved -10.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -35.5%.
Median price paid
£188,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
-10.0%
Change in real terms
-35.5%
Median per m²
£3,194
HM Land Registry843 sales261 with floor areaLatest sale 16 Apr 2026
Section 01
How Whippendell Road, Watford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Whippendell Road, Watford 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 | £63,475 | £140,944 |
| 2000s | 10 | £169,000 | £307,868 |
| 2010s | 10 | £244,950 | £345,380 |
| 2020s | 7 | £320,500 | £327,467 |
The highest yearly median on record for Whippendell Road, Watford is £411,250 in 2024; the lowest is £52,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £52,000 to £270,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £115,465, so the real change over the whole record is +133.8% — about +2.78% 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: -10.0% in cash against -35.5% 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 37 533 | 16 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 498 | 14 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| Flat 29 533 | 1 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 437 | 16 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| Flat 6 Lucida Court, 534 – 536 | 16 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| Flat 10 Kennett Court | 15 Dec 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | £265,652 |
| Flat 4 535 | 12 Dec 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | £222,739 |
| 91 | 28 Nov 2025 | Terraced | £340,000 | £347,391 |
| 13 Court View, 6 – 10 | 21 Nov 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £317,500 | £324,402 |
| 523 | 18 Nov 2025 | Semi-detached | £660,000 | £674,348 |
| 11 West Gate Mews, 428 | 18 Sep 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £235,000 |
| Flat 1 535 | 25 Jul 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £217,500 | £222,228 |
| 10 Court View, 6 – 10 | 1 Jul 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £212,500 | £217,120 |
| 7 Bridge Court, 528 | 28 May 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £257,500 | £263,098 |
| 338 | 21 May 2025 | Terraced | £390,500 | £398,989 |
| Flat 7a Rembrandt House, 400 | 23 Apr 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £280,978 |
| Flat 28a Rembrandt House, 400 | 6 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £370,000 | £378,043 |
| Flat 37a Rembrandt House, 400 | 16 Dec 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £350,000 | £368,284 |
| Flat 24 533 | 3 Dec 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £269,000 | £283,052 |
| 342 | 15 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £465,000 | £489,291 |
| 465 | 18 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £415,000 | £436,679 |
| 211 | 17 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £465,000 | £489,291 |
| Flat 8 Rembrandt House, 400 | 30 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £360,000 | £378,806 |
| Flat 32 533 | 16 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £295,000 | £310,410 |
| 54 | 2 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £351,000 | £369,336 |
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 Whippendell Road, 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 37 533 Whippendell Road | £250,000 (2006) | £265,000 (2026) | +0.3% | -2.6% |
| 498 Whippendell Road | £94,000 (1997) | £560,000 (2026) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| FLAT 29 533 Whippendell Road | £143,100 (2006) | £245,000 (2026) | +2.7% | -0.2% |
| 437 Whippendell Road | £117,000 (2000) | £475,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| FLAT 6 LUCIDA COURT, 534 – 536 Whippendell Road | £210,000 (2007) | £270,000 (2026) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| FLAT 10 KENNETT COURT Whippendell Road | £54,250 (1996) | £260,000 (2025) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| FLAT 4 535 Whippendell Road | £177,650 (2006) | £218,000 (2025) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| 91 Whippendell Road | £52,000 (1997) | £340,000 (2025) | +6.9% | +4.2% |
| 523 Whippendell Road | £105,000 (1997) | £660,000 (2025) | +6.8% | +4.0% |
| 11 WEST GATE MEWS, 428 Whippendell Road | £192,375 (2008) | £230,000 (2025) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| FLAT 1 535 Whippendell Road | £180,000 (2006) | £217,500 (2025) | +1.0% | -1.9% |
| 7 BRIDGE COURT, 528 Whippendell Road | £245,000 (2014) | £257,500 (2025) | +0.5% | -2.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Whippendell Road, 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 | 392 | 46.5% | £199,950 | £39,000 – £425,000 |
| Terraced | 360 | 42.7% | £176,000 | £27,000 – £730,000 |
| Semi-detached | 85 | 10.1% | £222,500 | £50,000 – £705,000 |
| Detached | 6 | 0.7% | £189,950 | £72,000 – £250,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Whippendell Road, Watford
396 of the sales on record are leasehold and 447 freehold — 47.0% 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.
The median leasehold sale is £198,975 and the median freehold sale £180,000 — a gap of -9.5%. 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 | 396 | 47.0% | £198,975 |
| Freehold | 447 | 53.0% | £180,000 |
| New build | 123 | 14.6% | £198,000 |
| Existing home | 720 | 85.4% | £185,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +7.0%. 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 93 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 Whippendell Road, Watford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Whippendell Road, Watford sits above that national figure — +19.4%.
Within Watford the street ranks 629 of 939 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £204,950 (-8.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,194 per square metre, across 261 of the 843 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 £27,000 to £730,000. 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
- Rickmansworth Road£185,000 median
- Scammell Way£77,225 median
- Chester Road£160,750 median
- Harwoods Road£166,045 median
- Cassio Road£99,950 median
- Byewaters£204,498 median
- Hagden Lane£187,000 median
- Pioneer Way£90,000 median
- Metropolitan Station Approach£255,000 median
- Colnebank Drive£415,000 median
- Himalayan Way£94,475 median
- Sydney Road£357,000 median
- The Gateway£236,000 median
- Croxley View£200,000 median
- St James Road£175,875 median
- Vicarage Road£165,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 91 Whippendell Road6 sales
- FLAT 2, KENNETT COURT Whippendell Road6 sales
- FLAT 4, 535 Whippendell Road5 sales
- FLAT 16, 533 Whippendell Road5 sales
- 419 Whippendell Road5 sales
- FLAT 21, LUCIDA COURT, 534 – 536 Whippendell Road5 sales
- FLAT 3, 24 Whippendell Road5 sales
- 175 Whippendell Road5 sales
- FLAT 10, KENNETT COURT Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 21, KENNETT COURT Whippendell Road4 sales
- 159 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 330 Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 19, 533 Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 16, KENNETT COURT Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 27, 533 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 376 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 401 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 453 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 6, WEST GATE MEWS, 428 Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 35, 533 Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 4, 533 Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 26, 533 Whippendell Road4 sales
- 142A Whippendell Road4 sales
- FLAT 1, 24 Whippendell Road4 sales
Back to Watford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Whippendell Road, Watford?
The median price paid in Whippendell Road, Watford across every sale on the register is £188,000. 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 Whippendell Road, Watford?
843 sales are on record for Whippendell Road, Watford, the most recent completing on 16 Apr 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Whippendell Road, Watford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -10.0% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -35.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Whippendell Road, Watford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £411,250, set in 2024. 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 Whippendell Road, Watford?
£3,194 per square metre, from the 261 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 16 Apr 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, “Whippendell Road, 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.