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Richmond Drive, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Richmond Drive, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/richmond-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD17 3BG, WD17 3BQ, WD17 3BH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£866,471
17 sales
Price range
£710k – £1.2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Oct 2025
WD17 3BG

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At a glance

House prices£866k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkWatford Underground Station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

17 property sales on Richmond Drive, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £872,188. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% detached, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Richmond Drive range from £710,000 to £1,202,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Richmond Drive compared

WD17 postcode area£530,785
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Richmond Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £835,000 (3 sales)2016£835k2018: £833,333 (6 sales)2018£833k2020: £822,500 (3 sales)2020£823k2022: £1,010,000 (1 sales)2022£1.01m2023: £885,250 (2 sales)2023£885k2024: £1,202,000 (1 sales)2024£1.2m2025: £775,000 (1 sales)2025£775k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£872,1885 Apr 2024
Semi-detached1£775,0003 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Richmond Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 3 Oct 2025£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Cassiobury Court, Richmond Drive WD17 3BH 26 Sep 2024£2,250,000 OtherFreehold
1A, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 5 Apr 2024£1,202,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 26 Jul 2023£948,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 17 Apr 2023£822,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 5 Aug 2022£1,010,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 10 Sep 2020£710,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 21 Jul 2020£1,030,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 15 Jun 2020£727,500 DetachedFreehold
34, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 20 Dec 2018£745,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 23 Nov 2018£820,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 11 Oct 2018£770,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 16 Mar 2018£910,000 DetachedFreehold
1A, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 12 Mar 2018£905,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 5 Mar 2018£850,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 15 Dec 2016£845,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Richmond Drive WD17 3BG 9 Sep 2016£900,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Richmond Drive WD17 3BQ 31 Mar 2016£760,000 DetachedFreehold

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
1A, Richmond Drive £905,000 (Mar 2018) → £1,202,000 (Apr 2024) +33%
over 6 yrs
34, Richmond Drive £745,000 (Dec 2018) → £822,500 (Apr 2023) +10%
over 4 yrs
2, Richmond Drive £820,000 (Nov 2018) → £1,010,000 (Aug 2022) +23%
over 4 yrs
51, Richmond Drive £760,000 (Mar 2016) → £1,030,000 (Jul 2020) +36%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Richmond Drive

Crime

263 crimes were reported within about a mile of Richmond Drive in August 2026.

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

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

Anti-social behaviour85
Violence & sexual offences74
Other theft19
Burglary16
Drugs12
Criminal damage & arson11

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

Flood risk

Richmond Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rivers Gade and Bulbourne Flood alert area
  • River Gade at Kings Langley and Croxley Flood warning area
  • 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 Richmond Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cassiobury Junior School 359 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School 310 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
Lanchester Primary School 298 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Nascot Wood Junior School 240 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 202 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Watford Grammar School for Boys 1,590 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.9 mi
Beechfield School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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 Junction station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Watford High Street station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Langley Way (NW-bound, Cassiobury Drive) 3 min walk
  • Langley Way (SE-bound, Cassiobury Drive) 3 min walk
  • The Gardens (SE-bound, Cassiobury Drive) 5 min walk
  • Stratford Way (SE-bound, Cassiobury Drive) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 0.7 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 0.9 mi
  • Bridgewater Surgeries
    Bridgewater House, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.9 mi
  • Sas West Herts
    Bridgewater Surgeries, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Watford Cassiobury Drive · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Langley Express · 0.6 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Cassiobury Park Watford · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Whippendell Rd Express · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cassiobury Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Hintons Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Md Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Cassiobury Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Watford Orthodontic Practice · 0.6 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned94.2%62.5%
Private rented5.0%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households626

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+20.9%18.6%
Residents1,849

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 Richmond Drive

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White62.9%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%24.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%4.7%
Other ethnic group2.9%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%6.3%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian41%44.5%
No religion24.3%24.8%
Hindu10.5%8.2%
Muslim9.3%13%
Not answered6%6.2%
Sikh3.7%–
Jewish3.1%0.9%
Other religion1.6%0.8%

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK80.1%66%
Born outside the UK19.9%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above59.7%41.1%
Level 3 qualifications13%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.3%12.3%
No qualifications6.7%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%9.2%
Apprenticeship2.2%4.1%
Other qualifications2.2%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health55.1%52.4%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health8.3%10.4%
Bad health1.9%2.9%
Very bad health0.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
2 cars or vans in household46%25.3%
1 car or van in household31.2%44.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%7.8%
No cars or vans in household7.3%22.4%

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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