WD17 4EJ
The median sold price for the postcode WD17 4EJ is around £270,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 115 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WD17 4EJ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £295,000 – £1,050,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WD17 4, last 24 months.
- Flat£305,000(125 sales)
- Detached£897,500(50 sales)
- Terraced£535,750(28 sales)
- Semi-detached£675,000(21 sales)
WD17 4EJ median £270,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £405,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
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.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Watford neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Watford and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WD17 4EJ, compared with 94.3% across Watford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 85.1% of premises across Watford (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Watford | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 85.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 36% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Watford: more deprived than 36% of its 58 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment7of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (34%). Average Band D in Watford is £2,446.70 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Watford: £2,174.84 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,120 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A1%
- Band B15%
- Band C34%
- Band D31%
- Band E11%
- Band F4%
- Band G4%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Lanchester Primary School0.3 miles (480 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Lanchester Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted, February 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
- Central Primary School0.6 miles (980 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Watford Grammar School for Girls0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, March 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Watford Grammar School for Girls (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Watford Grammar School for Boys0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted report card, April 2026
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Exceptional
- Achievement Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Post-16 provision Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
- Westfield Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to WD17 4EJ is Watford Junction Rail Station, 0.2 miles (320 m) away in a straight line. There are 26 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (320 m)Watford Junction Rail Station
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)Watford High Street Rail Station
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)Watford Underground Station
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.
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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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