Watford

Area Guide For Watford

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated 18 miles (29 km) northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District. Watford was created as an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, and became a municipal borough by grant of a charter in 1922. The borough had 79,726 inhabitants at the time of the 2001 Census. The most recent official estimates put the population of Watford at 79,600 at mid-2006. The nearby areas of Croxley Green, Bushey, Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Kings Langley, Abbots Langley, Carpenders Park and South Oxhey, located in Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts, also form part of the Watford postcode area. The Watford subdivision of the Greater London Urban Area, which includes much of the neighbouring districts, had a total population of 120,960 in the 2001 census. Watford stands on a low hill near the point at which the River Colne was forded by travellers between London and the Midlands. This route, originally a pre-Roman trackway, departed from the ancient Roman Watling Street

 
 

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Estimated Price: £359,723
Average Asking Price: £441,681
Price change in last one year: £37,693
Average Price Paid: £273,900
Average Rent Rates: £1,778

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Watford

Average Price for property in Watford is around £359,723 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £688,977 for detached house to around £395,529 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £313,210 and a flat is worth £236,242. Values have been changing and have risen £1,530 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,621 in last 6 months, £37,693 in last 1 year, £50,967 in last 2 years, £65,001 in last 3 years, £63,073 in last 4 years and £65,290 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Watford is around £441,681 based on approximately 1,807 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 373 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,778 per month.

Estimated property value in Watford is £359,723. Average asking price is £441,681 while average price paid is £303,585 which is up by £37,693 and Avg. asking rent £1,778.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Watford area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £303,585 based on approximately 1,807 sales in Watford area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 5,367 properties where buyers paid around £285,604. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £273,900 for 8,557 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 11,370 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £267,215 per sale.

 
 

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Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £195,539, £322,087 for a 2 bedroom house, £410,055 for a 3 bedroom house, £630,760 for a 4 bedroom house and £782,609 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £179,080 for a single bedroom to £266,933 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £734,167. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Watford it comes to around average £181,725 for 1 bedroom property, £288,305 for 2 bedroom, £431,905 for 3 bedroom, £630,760 for 4 bedroom and £782,609 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £703 for 1 bedroom to £1,175 for 2 bedrooms, £1,591 for 3 bedrooms, £2,395 for 4 bedrooms and £1,940 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £811. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £1,191 and £1,979 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £797 rent per month for single bedroom property, £1,187 for 2 bedroom, £1,646 for 3 bedroom, £2,395 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,940 for a 5 bedroom property in Watford area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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