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Park Avenue, Watford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD18 7HP, WD18 7HA, WD18 7HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£703,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£503,840
20 sales
Price range
£210k – £1.01m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Sep 2026
WD18 7HR

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At a glance

House prices£703k average50% above the Watford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% 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 station10 min walkWatford Underground Station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 28 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 Park Avenue, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £703,333. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £267,858. That is 50% above the Watford average of £468,281 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% flat, 30% detached, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Park Avenue range from £210,000 to £1,010,000. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold. Of 241 streets in Watford with at least two sales in the last year, Park Avenue ranks 30th for average price.

House prices on Park Avenue compared

Park Avenue£703,333
WD18 postcode area£385,896
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WD18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £700,000 (1 sales)2016£700k2017: £872,500 (1 sales)2017£873k2019: £376,250 (4 sales)2019£376k2020: £243,500 (2 sales)2020£244k2021: £412,600 (3 sales)2021£413k2022: £766,667 (3 sales)2022£767k2023: £222,500 (1 sales)2023£223k2024: £352,000 (1 sales)2024£352k2025: £275,000 (2 sales)2025£275k2026: £925,000 (2 sales)2026£925k

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 28 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat12£267,8585 Dec 2025
Detached6£836,66714 Sep 2026
Semi-detached2£921,25028 Jan 2022

Sold prices on Park Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 14 Sep 2026£975,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 8 Apr 2026£875,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 5 Dec 2025£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 6 Jun 2025£290,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 9 Sep 2024£352,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 23 Jan 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Flat 7, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 15 Dec 2023£222,500 FlatLeasehold
40, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 14 Sep 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
14A, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 28 Jul 2022£1,010,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 31 Jan 2022£350,000 OtherLeasehold
2, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 28 Jan 2022£970,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 25 Nov 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 29 Sep 2021£232,800 FlatLeasehold
21, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 30 Jun 2021£765,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 24 May 2021£240,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 1 Dec 2020£770,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 14 Oct 2020£272,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 12 Mar 2020£215,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 29 Nov 2019£695,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 7, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 22 Nov 2019£210,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 10 Jul 2019£305,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 22 Mar 2019£295,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 21 Sep 2018£1,525,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 16 Aug 2018£60,700 OtherLeasehold
15, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 22 May 2018£775,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Park Avenue WD18 7HR 1 Jun 2017£872,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Park Avenue WD18 7HP 18 May 2016£700,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 9, Denham Place, Park Avenue WD18 7HA 5 Feb 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
Flat 4, Denham Place, Park Avenue £240,000 (May 2021) → £260,000 (Dec 2025) +8%
over 5 yrs
46, Park Avenue £295,000 (Mar 2019) → £352,000 (Sep 2024) +19%
over 5 yrs
Flat 7, Denham Place, Park Avenue £210,000 (Nov 2019) → £222,500 (Dec 2023) +6%
over 4 yrs
Flat 6, Denham Place, Park Avenue £215,000 (Mar 2020) → £232,800 (Sep 2021) +8%
over 2 yrs
4, Park Avenue £700,000 (May 2016) → £1,525,000 (Sep 2018) +118%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Park Avenue

Crime

720 crimes were reported within about a mile of Park Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences211
Anti-social behaviour158
Shoplifting90
Public order42
Other theft39
Vehicle crime35

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

Flood risk

Park 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 Park Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.2 mi
Chater Junior School 237 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Watford Grammar School for Boys 1,590 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Lanchester Primary School 298 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 401 pupils Primary Church of England/Christian 4–11 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
Chessbrook Education Support Centre 7 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Durban Road (E-bound, Whippendell Road) 2 min walk
  • Durban Road (SW-bound, Whippendell Road) 2 min walk
  • Cassiobury Park Avenue (nr, Rickmansworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Cassiobury Park Avenue (opp, Rickmansworth Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 0.3 mi
  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 0.4 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Bridgewater Surgeries
    Bridgewater House, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Whippendell Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Watford · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Watford High St Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Md Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • John Davis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Hintons Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • West Herts Community Health N H · 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 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 disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.4%62.5%
Private rented52.9%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households594

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.5%64.1%
Aged 65+8.1%18.6%
Residents1,757

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 Park Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWatford
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh45%24.5%
White37.8%60.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%6.3%
Other ethnic group5.1%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%4.7%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian42.9%44.5%
Muslim30.5%13%
No religion12.3%24.8%
Not answered6.1%6.2%
Hindu5.7%8.2%
Buddhist1.7%1%
Jewish0.4%0.9%
Other religion0.3%0.8%

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK44.6%66%
Born outside the UK55.4%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above38%41.1%
No qualifications21.4%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications12.1%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%9.2%
Apprenticeship3.2%4.1%
Other qualifications3.2%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health53%52.4%
Good health34%33.5%
Fair health9.7%10.4%
Bad health2.6%2.9%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household43.9%44.5%
No cars or vans in household36.5%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household15.8%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%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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