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Blackwell Drive, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blackwell Drive, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/blackwell-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD19 4HW, WD19 4HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£458,127
20 sales
Price range
£230k – £610k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Feb 2025
WD19 4HW

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At a glance

House prices£458k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkBushey station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold77% freeholdAcross 22 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

20 property sales on Blackwell Drive, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £491,326. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% semi-detached, 15% flat. Recorded sale prices on Blackwell Drive range from £230,000 to £610,000. 77% of homes sold here were freehold and 23% leasehold.

House prices on Blackwell Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blackwell Drive 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: £448,333 (3 sales)2016£448k2017: £550,000 (1 sales)2017£550k2018: £430,000 (1 sales)2018£430k2019: £382,500 (6 sales)2019£383k2020: £513,000 (2 sales)2020£513k2021: £470,000 (2 sales)2021£470k2023: £457,500 (2 sales)2023£458k2024: £538,269 (2 sales)2024£538k2025: £585,000 (1 sales)2025£585k

Tenure: 77% freehold and 23% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£491,32621 Feb 2025
Flat3£270,00012 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Blackwell Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 21 Feb 2025£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 20 Aug 2024£466,538 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 8 Mar 2024£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20B, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 12 Jun 2023£315,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 30 May 2023£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36B, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 1 Apr 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 2 Sep 2021£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Blackwell Drive 5 Feb 2021£20,000 OtherFreehold
50, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 5 Feb 2021£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 26 Nov 2020£531,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 26 Jun 2020£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38A, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 13 Dec 2019£240,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 29 Nov 2019£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 12 Nov 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
16, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 2 Sep 2019£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HP 29 Aug 2019£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HP 28 Jun 2019£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HP 16 Nov 2018£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 4 Dec 2017£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 9 Nov 2016£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20A, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HW 12 Oct 2016£255,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Blackwell Drive WD19 4HP 4 Jul 2016£525,000 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
30, Blackwell Drive £565,000 (Nov 2016) → £610,000 (Mar 2024) +8%
over 7 yrs
42, Blackwell Drive £550,000 (Dec 2017) → £600,000 (May 2023) +9%
over 5 yrs
16, Blackwell Drive £500,000 (Sep 2019) → £531,000 (Nov 2020) +6%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Blackwell Drive

Crime

557 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blackwell Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences165
Anti-social behaviour101
Shoplifting81
Public order31
Vehicle crime31
Other theft29

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Blackwell Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Middle River Colne Flood alert area
  • River Colne at Watford Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Blackwell Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oxhey Nursery School 84 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.1 mi
Bromet Primary School 270 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Field Junior School 244 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) 231 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Watford Grammar School for Girls 1,427 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–19 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Laurance Haines School 463 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 176 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Chater Junior School 237 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Bushey station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Bushey station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Watford High Street station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Moor Park Underground Station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Deacons Hill (opp, Eastbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Waterman Close (SW-bound, Riverside Road) 2 min walk
  • Long Croft (nr, Eastbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Riverside Road (opp, Wiggenhall Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Attenborough Surgery
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 0.9 mi
  • Manor View Practice
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 0.9 mi
  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 0.9 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Colne · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Watford South · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Watford Extra · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Arches Pharmacee · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Caspian Dental Clinic · 0.6 mi
  • Market Street (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.2%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented40.7%17.1%
Households705

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,783

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 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Watford 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 Blackwell Drive

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White59.8%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.4%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%4.7%
Other ethnic group3.4%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian42%44.5%
No religion25.1%24.8%
Muslim19.1%13%
Not answered5.3%6.2%
Hindu4.8%8.2%
Buddhist1.7%1%
Jewish1.3%0.9%
Other religion0.7%0.8%

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK70%66%
Born outside the UK30%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above31.4%41.1%
No qualifications22.1%15.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%12.3%
Level 3 qualifications13.1%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%9.2%
Apprenticeship5%4.1%
Other qualifications4.1%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health46.8%52.4%
Good health32.8%33.5%
Fair health14%10.4%
Bad health4.8%2.9%
Very bad health1.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household41%44.5%
No cars or vans in household25.6%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household24.6%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%7.8%

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 Watford.

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