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Ransom Close, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ransom Close, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/ransom-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD19 4NG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£165,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£206,521
24 sales
Price range
£130k – £268k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jun 2026
WD19 4NG

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At a glance

House prices£165k average65% below the Watford average 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 station11 min walkBushey station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 24 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

24 property sales on Ransom Close, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £165,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £206,521. Average sale prices fell from £233,333 in 2016 to £165,000 in 2026 (-29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 65% 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. Recorded sale prices on Ransom Close range from £130,000 to £267,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 241 streets in Watford with at least two sales in the last year, Ransom Close ranks 237th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Ransom Close compared

Ransom Close£165,000
WD19 postcode area£495,175
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WD19 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £233,333 (3 sales)2016£233k2018: £245,000 (1 sales)2018£245k2020: £244,750 (2 sales)2020£245k2021: £188,750 (2 sales)2021£189k2022: £206,333 (3 sales)2022£206k2023: £176,667 (3 sales)2023£177k2024: £212,583 (6 sales)2024£213k2025: £225,000 (1 sales)2025£225k2026: £165,000 (3 sales)2026£165k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat24£206,52123 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Ransom Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 10, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 23 Jun 2026£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 5 Feb 2026£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 5 Feb 2026£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 27 May 2025£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 21 Nov 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 15 Nov 2024£223,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 11 Jul 2024£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 29 May 2024£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 15 Mar 2024£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 8 Mar 2024£267,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 32, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 30 Nov 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 20 Oct 2023£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 9 May 2023£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 30 Nov 2022£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 30 Nov 2022£239,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 24 Nov 2022£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 20 Dec 2021£207,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 22 Oct 2021£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 4 Jun 2020£242,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 24 Jan 2020£247,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 5 Mar 2018£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 18 Nov 2016£240,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 1 Sep 2016£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, The Gables, Ransom Close WD19 4NG 22 Jul 2016£240,000 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 26, The Gables, Ransom Close £185,000 (May 2023) → £205,000 (Feb 2026) +11%
over 3 yrs
Flat 29, The Gables, Ransom Close £242,000 (Jun 2020) → £200,000 (Nov 2024) -17%
over 4 yrs
Flat 3, The Gables, Ransom Close £245,000 (Mar 2018) → £223,000 (Nov 2024) -9%
over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ransom Close

Crime

386 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ransom Close 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 offences115
Anti-social behaviour79
Shoplifting52
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson22
Other theft20

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

Flood risk

Ransom Close 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 Ransom Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oxhey Nursery School 84 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.1 mi
Bromet Primary School 270 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Field Junior School 244 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Laurance Haines School 463 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) 231 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Watford Grammar School for Girls 1,427 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–19 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School 176 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.8 mi
Colnbrook School 130 pupils Community special school 4–11 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Bushey station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Watford High Street station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Moor Park Underground Station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Long Croft (nr, Eastbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Thorpe Crescent (opp, Eastbury Road) 3 min walk
  • Deacons Hill (opp, Eastbury Road) 3 min walk
  • Silk Mill Road (NW-bound, Silk Mill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Attenborough Surgery
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 1.0 mi
  • Manor View Practice
    Bushey Health Centre, London Road, Bushey · 1.0 mi
  • Consulting Rooms
    The Consulting Rooms, Oxhey Drive, Watford · 1.1 mi
  • South Oxhey Surgery
    Oxhey Drive, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Colne · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Watford · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Watford South · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Watford Extra · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Arches Pharmacee · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Caspian Dental Clinic · 0.6 mi
  • Prestwick House · 1.0 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 Ransom Close

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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