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WD17 4EP, Watford

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Average sold price
£456,022
16 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£235,000
1 sale
Council tax (Band D)
£2,447
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in WD17 4EP

AddressDatePriceType
9, Beechwood Lodge, 18, Essex Road2 Apr 2026£235,000Flat
10, Beechwood Lodge, 18, Essex Road26 Apr 2024£350,000Flat
34, Essex Road17 Nov 2023£800,000Semi-detached
32, Essex Road20 Jul 2023£1,050,000Detached
36, Essex Road2 Jul 2023£870,000Semi-detached
Appletree Cottage, Essex Road3 May 2023£500,000Detached
4B, Essex Road28 Feb 2023£408,000Flat
6D, Essex Road18 Oct 2022£230,000Flat
2C, Essex Road23 Aug 2022£278,000Flat
5, Beechwood Lodge, 18, Essex Road16 Apr 2021£244,000Flat
2E, Essex Road8 Mar 2021£233,000Flat
7, Beechwood Lodge, 18, Essex Road26 Jul 2019£280,350Flat
10, Beechwood Lodge, 18, Essex Road11 Dec 2018£310,000Flat
8, Essex Road30 Aug 2017£800,000Semi-detached
Upper Flat, 10A, Essex Road21 Feb 2017£340,000Other
6A, Essex Road29 Sep 2016£368,000Flat

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 38% freehold, 63% leasehold.

Streets in WD17 4EP

Schools near WD17 4EP

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Lanchester Primary SchoolPrimary–0.2 mi
Watford St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary–0.4 mi
Chater Junior SchoolPrimary–0.6 mi
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryGood0.6 mi
Chater Infant SchoolPrimary–0.6 mi
Central Primary SchoolPrimaryRequires improvement0.7 mi

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Living in WD17 4EP

Nearest stations

  • Watford Junction station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Watford High Street station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hintons Pharmacy 0.3 mi
  • John Davis Pharmacy 0.4 mi
  • Md Pharmacy 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Novocare Dental 0.1 mi
  • Watford Orthodontic Practice 0.2 mi
  • Ora Dental Group 0.2 mi

GP surgeries

  • The Elms Surgery 0.1 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre 0.2 mi
  • Watford Health Centre 0.4 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 100% of homes in Watford (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Who lives in WD17 4EP

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White67.9%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.5%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.9%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%4.7%
Other ethnic group4.1%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian45.2%44.5%
No religion31.6%24.8%
Hindu8.4%8.2%
Muslim5.7%13%
Not answered5%6.2%
Buddhist1.2%1%
Jewish1%0.9%
Sikh1%–

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK63.3%66%
Born outside the UK36.7%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above51.1%41.1%
No qualifications13.9%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications11.7%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications10.3%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%9.2%
Other qualifications3.4%3%
Apprenticeship3.2%4.1%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health52.8%52.4%
Good health32.6%33.5%
Fair health10.3%10.4%
Bad health3.1%2.9%
Very bad health1.2%0.8%

Occupation

HereWatford
Professional occupations29.5%23.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials16.1%12.7%
Associate professional and technical occupations15.4%13.5%
Elementary occupations8.8%10.1%
Administrative and secretarial occupations7.9%9.3%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations6.9%8.6%
Skilled trades occupations6.6%9.3%
Sales and customer service occupations5%7.1%
Process, plant and machine operatives4%6.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household47%44.5%
No cars or vans in household33.3%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household16.4%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%7.8%

Economic activity

HereWatford
Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.3%66.7%
Economically inactive29.6%30.9%
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%2.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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