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Pioneer Way, Watford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD18 6ST, WD18 6SF, WD18 6TA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£191,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£254,422
29 sales
Price range
£140k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
WD18 6SF

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At a glance

House prices£191k average59% below the Watford average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station15 min walkWatford Underground Station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% leaseholdAcross 32 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 Pioneer Way, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £191,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £213,631. That is 59% below the Watford average of £468,281 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 72% flat, 28% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Pioneer Way range from £140,000 to £450,000. 22% of homes sold here were freehold and 78% leasehold. Of 241 streets in Watford with at least two sales in the last year, Pioneer Way ranks 233rd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Pioneer Way compared

Pioneer Way£191,000
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: £295,000 (1 sales)2016£295k2017: £250,688 (4 sales)2017£251k2018: £201,875 (4 sales)2018£202k2019: £324,250 (4 sales)2019£324k2020: £435,000 (1 sales)2020£435k2021: £387,750 (2 sales)2021£388k2023: £214,000 (5 sales)2023£214k2024: £198,333 (3 sales)2024£198k2025: £263,750 (2 sales)2025£264k2026: £191,000 (3 sales)2026£191k

Tenure: 22% freehold and 78% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat21£213,63117 Apr 2026
Terraced8£361,5009 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Pioneer Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 17 Apr 2026£158,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 27 Feb 2026£190,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 26 Jan 2026£225,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 26 Sep 2025£140,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 9 Apr 2025£387,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 6 Nov 2024£212,000 TerracedLeasehold
10, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 18 Oct 2024£193,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 21 Jun 2024£190,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 14 Dec 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 23 Jun 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 23 Jun 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 24 Mar 2023£220,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 10 Feb 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 31 Jan 2023£270,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 30 Jun 2021£245,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 19 Mar 2021£430,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 15 Jan 2021£345,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 30 Jun 2020£435,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 4 Dec 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 27 Nov 2019£215,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 6 Aug 2019£320,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 8 Apr 2019£312,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Pioneer Way WD18 6TA 28 Mar 2019£450,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 19 Nov 2018£190,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 16 Jul 2018£207,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 22 Jun 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Arran House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SU 15 Jun 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 3 Nov 2017£257,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 6 Oct 2017£257,500 FlatLeasehold
9, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 1 Aug 2017£274,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Guernsey House, Pioneer Way WD18 6ST 31 Mar 2017£214,250 FlatLeasehold
19, Shetland House, Pioneer Way WD18 6SF 5 Aug 2016£295,000 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
18, Pioneer Way £312,000 (Apr 2019) → £387,500 (Apr 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs
20, Shetland House, Pioneer Way £225,000 (Jun 2018) → £190,000 (Jun 2024) -16%
over 6 yrs
9, Shetland House, Pioneer Way £274,000 (Aug 2017) → £270,000 (Jan 2023) -1%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pioneer Way

Crime

588 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pioneer Way 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 offences165
Anti-social behaviour121
Shoplifting79
Public order34
Other theft32
Vehicle crime32

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

Flood risk

Pioneer Way 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 Pioneer Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chessbrook Education Support Centre 7 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.2 mi
Laurance Haines School 463 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Westfield Academy 1,331 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Willow Tree Primary School 185 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 448 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Ascot Road Primary School 391 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Watford Grammar School for Boys 1,590 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Outstanding 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Bushey station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Explorer Drive (opp, Scammell Way) 2 min walk
  • Vicarage Road (NW-bound, Scammell Way) 2 min walk
  • Euston Avenue (opp, Tolpits Lane) 3 min walk
  • Euston Avenue (nr, Tolpits Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sas West Herts
    Bridgewater Surgeries, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Bridgewater Surgeries
    Bridgewater House, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 0.8 mi
  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Watford Tolpits Lane · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whippendell Rd Express · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Holywell Watford · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Cassiobury Park Watford · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Greenfield Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Bridgewater Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Md Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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 5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.0%62.5%
Private rented31.9%20.3%
Social rented28.1%17.1%
Households645

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+12.1%18.6%
Residents1,733

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 Pioneer Way

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White47.4%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.5%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.9%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%4.7%
Other ethnic group4.3%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian44.8%44.5%
Muslim21.3%13%
No religion20.2%24.8%
Hindu7.4%8.2%
Not answered5.3%6.2%
Sikh0.3%–
Buddhist0.2%1%
Jewish0.2%0.9%

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK59.4%66%
Born outside the UK40.6%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above38.8%41.1%
No qualifications20.4%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.2%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications10.5%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%9.2%
Apprenticeship3.7%4.1%
Other qualifications3.4%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health49.9%52.4%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health10.8%10.4%
Bad health4.1%2.9%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household45.9%44.5%
No cars or vans in household26.7%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household22.6%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%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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