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Franklin Avenue, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Franklin Avenue, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/franklin-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD18 6AB, WD18 6AD.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£265,217
23 sales
Price range
£140k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Oct 2025
WD18 6AB

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At a glance

House prices£265k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% 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 station18 min walkWatford Underground Station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband75% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 27 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

23 property sales on Franklin Avenue, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £265,217. Average sale prices fell from £257,750 in 2016 to £246,167 in 2025 (-4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Franklin Avenue range from £140,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Franklin Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £257,750 (4 sales)2016£258k2018: £295,000 (1 sales)2018£295k2019: £261,900 (5 sales)2019£262k2021: £283,000 (2 sales)2021£283k2022: £267,142 (7 sales)2022£267k2023: £290,000 (1 sales)2023£290k2025: £246,167 (3 sales)2025£246k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£265,21724 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Franklin Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 24 Oct 2025£188,500 FlatLeasehold
45, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 5 Sep 2025£260,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 14 Mar 2025£290,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 5 Jan 2024£265,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 16 Oct 2023£290,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 28 Nov 2022£290,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 28 Sep 2022£299,995 FlatLeasehold
25, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 17 Aug 2022£285,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 17 Aug 2022£282,500 FlatLeasehold
19, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 23 Jun 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 25 Mar 2022£275,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 3 Feb 2022£297,500 FlatLeasehold
32, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 22 Oct 2021£286,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 23 Aug 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 11 Oct 2019£272,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AD 1 Oct 2019£265,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 12 Jul 2019£265,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 28 May 2019£285,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 22 May 2019£257,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 12 Apr 2019£250,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 20 Dec 2018£275,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 3 Aug 2018£295,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 24 Nov 2017£152,800 OtherLeasehold
41, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 26 Aug 2016£290,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 28 Jun 2016£226,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 15 Apr 2016£300,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue WD18 6AB 8 Jan 2016£215,000 FlatLeasehold

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
6, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue £226,000 (Jun 2016) → £188,500 (Oct 2025) -17%
over 9 yrs
4, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue £152,800 (Nov 2017) → £265,000 (Jul 2019) → £290,000 (Oct 2023) +90%
over 6 yrs
30, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue £275,000 (Dec 2018) → £250,000 (Apr 2019) → £275,000 (Mar 2022) +0%
over 3 yrs
2, Faraday Court, Franklin Avenue £265,000 (Oct 2019) → £297,500 (Feb 2022) +12%
over 2 yrs
16, Edison Court, Franklin Avenue £285,000 (May 2019) → £272,500 (Oct 2019) -4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Franklin Avenue

Crime

585 crimes were reported within about a mile of Franklin Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences166
Anti-social behaviour115
Shoplifting84
Public order32
Vehicle crime31
Other theft29

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

Flood risk

Franklin Avenue 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 Franklin Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Laurance Haines School 463 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Chessbrook Education Support Centre 7 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.3 mi
Willow Tree Primary School 185 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Westfield Academy 1,331 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 448 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Oxhey Nursery School 84 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ascot Road Primary School 391 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Vicarage Road (NW-bound, Scammell Way) 1 min walk
  • Charlock Way (nr, Vicarage Road) 2 min walk
  • Moor View (opp, Vicarage Road) 4 min walk
  • Explorer Drive (opp, Scammell Way) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bridgewater Surgeries
    Bridgewater House, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.7 mi
  • Sas West Herts
    Bridgewater Surgeries, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.7 mi
  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 0.9 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Watford Tolpits Lane · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whippendell Rd Express · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Holywell Watford · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Colne · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Greenfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Md Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Bridgewater Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Market Street (dental Surgery) · 0.8 mi
  • Ground Floor Dental Surgery · 0.9 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned35.8%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented49.3%17.1%
Households710

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.4%64.1%
Aged 65+8.5%18.6%
Residents1,995

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)75%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 Franklin Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White44.5%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.3%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%4.7%
Other ethnic group3.3%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian35.9%44.5%
Muslim31.1%13%
No religion21.2%24.8%
Hindu5.4%8.2%
Not answered4.7%6.2%
Buddhist0.7%1%
Other religion0.6%0.8%
Sikh0.4%–

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK65%66%
Born outside the UK35%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above33.4%41.1%
No qualifications21.1%15.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%12.3%
Level 3 qualifications13.4%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%9.2%
Other qualifications4%3%
Apprenticeship3%4.1%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health50.5%52.4%
Good health32%33.5%
Fair health11.3%10.4%
Bad health4.7%2.9%
Very bad health1.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household47.4%44.5%
No cars or vans in household29.1%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household18.1%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%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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