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WD17 · WD17 1 · Watford

WD17 1AA

In Watford · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
679
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£356,250
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Prices in this postcode sector have fallen 21.5% over the past year and are 37% below three years ago, with a median sale price of £356,250. Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood is up 13.5% on the year, to 679 incidents, and violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. Flood risk is currently shown as none identified.

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House prices in depth

The postcode sector’s median sale price is £356,250, which sits below the wider district median of £403,000 and above the national median of £284,238. Flat sales, at £320,125 from 176 sales, give the clearest view of the market. Terraced homes are higher at £435,000, but that is based on only 9 sales. Semi-detached homes show a median of £605,000 from just 4 sales, so that figure is indicative rather than typical.

Crime in context

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood stands at 679 incidents and is up 13.5% on the year. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, and it was also the leading category three years ago. That gives a clear sense of the current pattern, even though the overall count has risen recently.

Flood risk

The available flood band is shown as none identified. On that basis, there is no flood risk band flagged in the current data for this postcode.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

May 21May 26

Range £37,500 – £8,300,000

This sector includes one-off very large transactions that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£356,250
Sales
193

By property type

Median sold price by type across WD17 1, last 24 months.

  • Flat£320,125(176 sales)
  • Terraced£435,000(9 sales)
  • Semi-detached£605,000(4 sales)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £356,250 vs the wider district £403,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
679
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £308,100 to £356,250 · Crime: 679 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £308,100 · Crime: 656 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £356,250 · Crime: 679 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £353,125 · Crime: 656 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £337,250 · Crime: 652 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £337,125 · Crime: 643 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £344,000 · Crime: 625 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £337,250 · Crime: 616 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £337,000 · Crime: 601 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £333,000 · Crime: 616 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £327,700 · Crime: 651 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £329,000 · Crime: 661 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £329,000 · Crime: 646 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £327,700 · Crime: 629 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £327,700 · Crime: 598 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £333,000 · Crime: 595 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £344,000 · Crime: 598 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £349,000 · Crime: 611 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £353,125 · Crime: 608 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £372,375 · Crime: 593 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £371,300 · Crime: 606 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £356,250 · Crime: 605 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £376,650 · Crime: 577 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 572 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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