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Alva Way, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alva Way, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/alva-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD19 5ED, WD19 5EE, WD19 5EB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£494,741
29 sales
Price range
£236k – £693k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
WD19 5ED

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At a glance

House prices£495k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkCarpenders Park station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Alva Way, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £514,618. Average sale prices fell from £522,500 in 2016 to £515,083 in 2025 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% semi-detached, 24% detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Alva Way range from £235,500 to £693,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Alva Way compared

WD19 postcode area£495,175
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Alva Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD19 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £522,500 (2 sales)2016£523k2017: £429,250 (2 sales)2017£429k2018: £435,000 (2 sales)2018£435k2019: £485,000 (1 sales)2019£485k2020: £443,834 (3 sales)2020£444k2021: £462,714 (7 sales)2021£463k2022: £583,250 (4 sales)2022£583k2023: £547,500 (2 sales)2023£548k2025: £515,083 (6 sales)2025£515k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£514,61827 Aug 2025
Detached7£463,3575 Sep 2025
Terraced5£471,10010 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Alva Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Alva Way WD19 5ED 10 Oct 2025£580,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Alva Way WD19 5EE 5 Sep 2025£497,500 DetachedFreehold
10, Alva Way WD19 5ED 27 Aug 2025£534,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Alva Way WD19 5ED 27 Aug 2025£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Alva Way WD19 5ED 20 Jun 2025£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Alva Way WD19 5EE 21 Feb 2025£503,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4A, Alva Way WD19 5ED 10 Nov 2023£570,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Alva Way WD19 5ED 21 Jul 2023£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Alva Way WD19 5EE 22 Dec 2022£693,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Alva Way WD19 5ED 31 Oct 2022£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Alva Way WD19 5EB 12 Oct 2022£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Alva Way WD19 5ED 9 Mar 2022£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Alva Way WD19 5ED 2 Dec 2021£476,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Alva Way WD19 5ED 28 Sep 2021£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Alva Way WD19 5EB 28 Sep 2021£557,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Alva Way WD19 5EE 23 Jun 2021£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Alva Way WD19 5EA 28 May 2021£485,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Alva Way WD19 5EB 9 Mar 2021£235,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Alva Way WD19 5EE 1 Mar 2021£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Alva Way WD19 5EB 22 Oct 2020£480,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Alva Way WD19 5ED 3 Jul 2020£455,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Alva Way WD19 5EE 17 Jan 2020£396,501 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Alva Way WD19 5ED 20 Sep 2019£485,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Alva Way WD19 5ED 14 Dec 2018£465,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Alva Way WD19 5EE 14 Nov 2018£405,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Alva Way WD19 5EE 25 Aug 2017£465,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Alva Way WD19 5ED 14 Jun 2017£393,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Alva Way WD19 5ED 9 Dec 2016£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Alva Way WD19 5ED 16 Nov 2016£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
25, Alva Way £396,501 (Jan 2020) → £693,000 (Dec 2022) +75%
over 3 yrs
14, Alva Way £393,500 (Jun 2017) → £660,000 (Mar 2022) +68%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Alva Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Colnbrook School 130 pupils Community special school 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Warren Dell Primary School 264 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
St Meryl School 219 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Oxhey Wood Primary School 387 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph Catholic Primary School 239 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Woodhall Primary School 76 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bromet Primary School 270 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Oxhey Nursery School 84 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Carpenders Park station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Northwood Underground Station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Alva Way (S-bound, Alva Way) 1 min walk
  • Alva Way (N-bound, Alva Way) 1 min walk
  • Hayling Road (adj, Prestwick Road) 3 min walk
  • Hayling Road (opp, Prestwick Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Oxhey Surgery
    Oxhey Drive, Watford · 0.4 mi
  • Consulting Rooms
    The Consulting Rooms, Oxhey Drive, Watford · 0.4 mi
  • Attenborough Surgery
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 1.1 mi
  • Manor View Practice
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Watford - Carpenders Park · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco South Oxhey Esso Express · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Prestwick Road South Oxhey · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Colne · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Viks Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • D B Jones Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Esom Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Prestwick House · 0.2 mi
  • Carpenders Park Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.4%62.5%
Private rented15.2%20.3%
Social rented1.3%17.1%
Households610

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.3%64.1%
Aged 65+26.6%18.6%
Residents1,500

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks96%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Three Rivers with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Alva Way

Ethnic group

HereThree Rivers
White69.5%77.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.3%15.2%
Other ethnic group3.5%1.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%2.4%

Religion

HereThree Rivers
Christian49.4%47.6%
No religion19.9%30.8%
Hindu13.2%8.3%
Muslim6.9%3.7%
Not answered5.5%5.6%
Jewish3.5%1.6%
Buddhist0.7%–
Other religion0.7%0.9%

Country of birth

HereThree Rivers
Born in the UK73.9%81%
Born outside the UK26.1%19%

Highest qualification

HereThree Rivers
Level 4 qualifications and above36.1%42.7%
Level 3 qualifications18%15.3%
No qualifications14.8%13.3%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%8.7%
Apprenticeship6.6%4.4%
Other qualifications3.2%2.4%

General health

HereThree Rivers
Very good health51.7%53.7%
Good health32.2%32.4%
Fair health12.7%10.4%
Bad health2.5%2.8%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereThree Rivers
1 car or van in household45.7%39.8%
2 cars or vans in household30.5%33.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%14%
No cars or vans in household9.8%12.5%

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

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Three Rivers.

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