100% FREE

Exchange Road, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Exchange Road, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/exchange-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD18 0QU, WD18 0GA, WD18 0PP.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£218,083
6 sales
Price range
£200k – £236k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 May 2024
WD18 0QU

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£218k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkWatford High Street station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% leaseholdAcross 11 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

6 property sales on Exchange Road, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 May 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £218,083. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Exchange Road range from £200,000 to £236,000. 27% of homes sold here were freehold and 73% leasehold.

House prices on Exchange Road compared

WD18 postcode area£385,896
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Exchange Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £236,000 (1 sales)2017£236k2021: £200,000 (1 sales)2021£200k2022: £221,250 (2 sales)2022£221k2023: £200,000 (1 sales)2023£200k2024: £230,000 (1 sales)2024£230k

Tenure: 27% freehold and 73% leasehold across 11 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat6£218,08328 May 2024

Sold prices on Exchange Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
124, Exchange Road WD18 0PP 3 Mar 2025£1,160,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 10 Jan 2025£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 28 May 2024£230,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 26 May 2023£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 9 Dec 2022£193,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 28 Nov 2022£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 23 Jun 2022£207,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 25 Jun 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Exchange House, 60, Exchange Road WD18 0GA 1 Mar 2018£19,000,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road WD18 0QU 9 Nov 2017£236,000 FlatLeasehold
Exchange House, 60, Exchange Road WD18 0GA 6 Oct 2016£13,250,000 OtherFreehold

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
Flat 15, The Roof Gardens, 118, Exchange Road £200,000 (Jun 2021) → £235,000 (Nov 2022) +18%
over 1 yr
Exchange House, 60, Exchange Road £13,250,000 (Oct 2016) → £19,000,000 (Mar 2018) +43%
over 1 yr

Buying on Exchange Road?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Crime and flood risk near Exchange Road

Crime

705 crimes were reported within about a mile of Exchange Road in August 2026.

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

12345678910

Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences203
Anti-social behaviour158
Shoplifting87
Public order38
Other theft37
Vehicle crime34

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

Flood risk

Exchange Road 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 Exchange Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chater Junior School 237 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Watford Grammar School for Girls 1,427 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–19 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Central Primary School 399 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 401 pupils Primary Church of England/Christian 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) 231 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
Field Junior School 244 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Laurance Haines School 463 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Watford High Street station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Mary's Road (Stop U, Exchange Road) 1 min walk
  • Market Street (Stop J, Market Street) 1 min walk
  • Market Street (Stop H, Market Street) 1 min walk
  • Market Street (Stop G, Market Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 0.2 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 0.4 mi
  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 0.6 mi
  • Sas West Herts
    Bridgewater Surgeries, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Watford High St Express · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Watford · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Watford · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whippendell Rd Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • John Davis Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Market Street (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Blue Cross Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Ground Floor Dental Surgery · 0.2 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

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 3 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 skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned24.5%62.5%
Private rented69.1%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households605

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6482.0%64.1%
Aged 65+4.6%18.6%
Residents1,312

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Exchange Road

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Exchange Road

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White47.6%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh34.9%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%6.3%
Other ethnic group5.3%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%4.7%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian46.7%44.5%
Muslim21.4%13%
No religion16.9%24.8%
Not answered7.4%6.2%
Hindu5.1%8.2%
Buddhist1.9%1%
Jewish0.4%0.9%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK34.7%66%
Born outside the UK65.3%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above44.8%41.1%
No qualifications21.1%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications11.3%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications8.3%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.2%
Apprenticeship5%4.1%
Other qualifications3.2%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health54.9%52.4%
Good health33%33.5%
Fair health9.2%10.4%
Bad health2.5%2.9%
Very bad health0.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
No cars or vans in household55.7%22.4%
1 car or van in household35.2%44.5%
2 cars or vans in household8.3%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%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.

Planning and heritage near Exchange Road

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Exchange Road

Recent planning applications around Exchange Road from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Exchange Road?

Get a free valuation

Local estate agents will value your home for free, with no obligation.

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in Watford have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

Watford Band D is £2,447 a year (Band A £1,631). See every band.

Estate agents near Exchange Road

Agent locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. More local agents

What's it like living on Exchange Road?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Exchange Road

Reviews are checked before they appear. Please don't name individuals or include personal details.

Nearby streets in WD18

See all streets in Watford All streets in WD18

You might also like

Most expensive streets in WatfordWhere the priciest homes in Watford sellCheapest streets in WatfordThe most affordable streets in WatfordHouse prices in WatfordHow much prices have risenCouncil tax in WatfordEvery band for this yearWhat's my house worth?A free estimate from what you paidMoving costs calculatorStamp duty, fees and removals in one totalRent vs buy in WatfordIs buying cheaper than renting here?Where can I afford?Other streets at this price