Ridge Street, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ridge Street, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/ridge-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD24 6BL, WD24 6BP.

Average price (last 12 months)

£136,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£361,046

26 sales

Price range

£136k – £495k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Mar 2026

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At a glance

House prices£361k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station8 min walkWatford North station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% freeholdAcross 34 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

26 property sales on Ridge Street, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £136,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £363,535. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% terraced, 19% semi-detached, 4% flat. Recorded sale prices on Ridge Street range from £136,000 to £495,000. 91% of homes sold here were freehold and 9% leasehold.

House prices on Ridge Street compared

WD24 postcode area£434,186

Watford£468,281

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ridge Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD24 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 91% freehold and 9% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	20	£363,535	24 Jul 2025
Semi-detached	5	£396,100	30 May 2025
Flat	1	£136,000	12 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Ridge Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	12 Mar 2026	£136,000	Flat	Leasehold
51, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	24 Jul 2025	£372,500	Terraced	Freehold
67, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	30 May 2025	£416,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	26 Mar 2025	£362,500	Terraced	Freehold
38, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	29 Aug 2024	£405,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	8 Jul 2024	£380,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	6 Dec 2023	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
49, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	6 Oct 2023	£360,000	Terraced	Freehold
67, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	8 Sep 2023	£407,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	26 May 2023	£340,000	Terraced	Freehold
63, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	3 Feb 2023	£367,000	Terraced	Freehold
69, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	28 Nov 2022	£495,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	20 Sep 2022	£433,500	Terraced	Freehold
55, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	23 Jul 2021	£352,500	Terraced	Freehold
71, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	3 Mar 2021	£410,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	15 Feb 2021	£360,000	Terraced	Freehold
34, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	11 Dec 2020	£395,000	Terraced	Freehold
67, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	19 Sep 2019	£345,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
69, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	22 Mar 2019	£355,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	11 Dec 2018	£330,000	Terraced	Freehold
55, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	12 Sep 2018	£315,000	Terraced	Freehold
20, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	31 Jul 2018	£350,000	Terraced	Freehold
38, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	31 May 2018	£340,000	Terraced	Freehold
61, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	16 Feb 2018	£289,950	Terraced	Freehold
2, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	28 Sep 2017	£165,634	Flat	Leasehold
4, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	28 Sep 2017	£165,634	Flat	Leasehold
6, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	28 Sep 2017	£518,731	Other	Freehold
42, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	14 Jul 2017	£300,000	Terraced	Freehold
34, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	23 May 2017	£337,000	Terraced	Freehold
65, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	19 May 2017	£327,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Ridge Street WD24 6BP	11 May 2017	£363,000	Terraced	Freehold
77, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	13 Jan 2017	£402,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
25, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	31 Mar 2016	£333,700	Terraced	Freehold
55, Ridge Street WD24 6BL	22 Jan 2016	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
4, Ridge Street	£165,634 (Sep 2017) → £136,000 (Mar 2026)	-18% over 8 yrs
67, Ridge Street	£345,000 (Sep 2019) → £407,500 (Sep 2023) → £416,000 (May 2025)	+21% over 6 yrs
38, Ridge Street	£340,000 (May 2018) → £405,000 (Aug 2024)	+19% over 6 yrs
69, Ridge Street	£355,000 (Mar 2019) → £495,000 (Nov 2022)	+39% over 4 yrs
55, Ridge Street	£320,000 (Jan 2016) → £315,000 (Sep 2018) → £352,500 (Jul 2021)	+10% over 6 yrs
26, Ridge Street	£330,000 (Dec 2018) → £360,000 (Feb 2021)	+9% over 2 yrs
34, Ridge Street	£337,000 (May 2017) → £395,000 (Dec 2020)	+17% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ridge Street

Crime

354 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ridge Street in August 2026.

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

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

Anti-social behaviour	113
Violence & sexual offences	88
Other theft	36
Shoplifting	28
Criminal damage & arson	22
Vehicle crime	20

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

Flood risk

Ridge Street 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 Ridge Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Parkgate Junior School 236 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Knutsford Primary Academy 438 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 202 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.5 mi
Beechfield School 444 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 202 pupils	Primary	3–7	Good Report	0.5 mi
Nascot Wood Junior School 240 pupils	Primary	7–11	Outstanding Report	0.6 mi
Cherry Tree Primary School 445 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Lanchester Primary School 298 pupils	Primary	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

Watford North station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
Watford Junction station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Watford Junction station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Watford Underground Station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
Croxley Underground Station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Maude Crescent (nr, The Harebreaks) 1 min walk
Maude Crescent (opp, The Harebreaks) 1 min walk
Windsor Road (nr, St Albans Road) 2 min walk
Windsor Road (opp, St Albans Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Garston Medical Centre
6A North Western Avenue, Watford · 0.8 mi
The Elms Surgery
38 The Avenue, Watford · 0.8 mi
Suthergrey House Medical Centre
37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 0.8 mi
Watford Health Centre
Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Watford St Alban Express · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans Road · 0.2 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Langley Express · 0.5 mi
Asda Supercentre Asda Watford Supercentre · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.1 mi
Tudorken Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Watford Orthodontic Centre · 0.2 mi
Crysalis Dental Surgery · 0.2 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 6 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.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	51.5%	62.5%
Private rented	45.2%	20.3%
Social rented	3.3%	17.1%
Households	881

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	74.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	6.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,989

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	100%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	100%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Ridge Street

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Who lives around Ridge Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Watford
White	65.5%	60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	15.9%	24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	9.1%	6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.9%	4.7%
Other ethnic group	4.6%	3.6%

Religion

	Here	Watford
Christian	45.3%	44.5%
No religion	29.2%	24.8%
Muslim	9.2%	13%
Hindu	7%	8.2%
Not answered	6.7%	6.2%
Jewish	1%	0.9%
Sikh	0.9%	–
Other religion	0.5%	0.8%

Country of birth

	Here	Watford
Born in the UK	62.2%	66%
Born outside the UK	37.8%	34%

Highest qualification

	Here	Watford
Level 4 qualifications and above	41.9%	41.1%
Level 3 qualifications	15.7%	14.4%
No qualifications	12.9%	15.9%
Level 2 qualifications	11%	12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.9%	9.2%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	4.1%
Other qualifications	3.1%	3%

General health

	Here	Watford
Very good health	53.1%	52.4%
Good health	34.8%	33.5%
Fair health	9.3%	10.4%
Bad health	2.3%	2.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Watford
1 car or van in household	50.2%	44.5%
No cars or vans in household	26.9%	22.4%
2 cars or vans in household	18.1%	25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.8%	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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