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Shakespeare Street, Watford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD24 5HF, WD24 5HE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£370,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£341,014
32 sales
Price range
£220k – £440k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jun 2026
WD24 5HE

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At a glance

House prices£370k average21% below the Watford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 station11 min walkWatford Junction station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% freeholdAcross 43 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

32 property sales on Shakespeare Street, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £370,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £350,016. That is 21% below the Watford average of £468,281 over the same period. 8 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 91% terraced, 9% flat. Recorded sale prices on Shakespeare Street range from £220,000 to £440,000. 91% of homes sold here were freehold and 9% leasehold. Of 241 streets in Watford with at least two sales in the last year, Shakespeare Street ranks 168th for average price.

House prices on Shakespeare Street compared

Shakespeare Street£370,000
WD24 postcode area£434,186
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WD24 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £334,850 (7 sales)2016£335k2017: £327,500 (2 sales)2017£328k2018: £332,833 (3 sales)2018£333k2019: £310,000 (2 sales)2019£310k2020: £273,333 (3 sales)2020£273k2021: £339,250 (4 sales)2021£339k2022: £432,500 (2 sales)2022£433k2023: £341,333 (3 sales)2023£341k2024: £374,000 (1 sales)2024£374k2025: £376,250 (4 sales)2025£376k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 91% freehold and 9% leasehold across 43 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£350,01615 Jun 2026
Flat3£254,00020 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Shakespeare Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 15 Jun 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 17 Dec 2025£390,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 8 Aug 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 31 Mar 2025£385,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 28 Mar 2025£390,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 19 Mar 2025£340,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 26 Jun 2024£374,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 52, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 20 Dec 2023£262,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 14 Dec 2023£390,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 8 Sep 2023£347,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 14 Aug 2023£320,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 26 Jun 2023£360,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 26 Apr 2023£320,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 3 Feb 2023£402,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 21 Nov 2022£425,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 12 Sep 2022£440,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 27 May 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 17 Dec 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 18 Jun 2021£355,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 31 Mar 2021£337,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 29 Jan 2021£310,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 21 Jan 2021£355,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 15 Jan 2021£263,650 OtherFreehold
44, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 18 Dec 2020£320,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 52, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 7 Dec 2020£270,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 52, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 27 Mar 2020£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 52, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 2 Mar 2020£280,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 20 Nov 2019£305,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 6 Jun 2019£252,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 15 Apr 2019£315,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 15 Oct 2018£328,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 25 Sep 2018£265,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 25 Jun 2018£330,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 29 Jan 2018£340,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 30 Oct 2017£350,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 10 Mar 2017£305,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 17 Nov 2016£345,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 26 Aug 2016£335,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 12 Aug 2016£335,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HF 27 May 2016£322,500 TerracedFreehold
61, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 21 Mar 2016£339,950 TerracedFreehold
49, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 22 Jan 2016£351,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Shakespeare Street WD24 5HE 8 Jan 2016£315,000 TerracedFreehold

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
44, Shakespeare Street £320,000 (Dec 2020) → £390,000 (Dec 2025) +22%
over 5 yrs
38, Shakespeare Street £355,000 (Jun 2021) → £385,000 (Mar 2025) +8%
over 4 yrs
37, Shakespeare Street £265,000 (Sep 2018) → £340,000 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 6 yrs
34, Shakespeare Street £390,000 (Dec 2023) → £374,000 (Jun 2024) -4%
over under a year
Flat 3, 52, Shakespeare Street £280,000 (Mar 2020) → £262,000 (Dec 2023) -6%
over 4 yrs
51, Shakespeare Street £328,500 (Oct 2018) → £402,000 (Feb 2023) +22%
over 4 yrs
3, Shakespeare Street £340,000 (Jan 2018) → £315,000 (Apr 2019) → £350,000 (Dec 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
20, Shakespeare Street £350,000 (Oct 2017) → £355,000 (Jan 2021) +1%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shakespeare Street

Crime

444 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shakespeare Street in August 2026.

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

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

Anti-social behaviour130
Violence & sexual offences112
Shoplifting43
Other theft42
Public order22
Criminal damage & arson19

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

Flood risk

Shakespeare 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 Shakespeare Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School 202 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
Nascot Wood Junior School 240 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Beechfield School 444 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Parkgate Junior School 236 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Lanchester Primary School 298 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Knutsford Primary Academy 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School 202 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Cherry Tree Primary School 445 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 Junction station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Watford North station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shakespeare Street (opp, Leavesden Road) 1 min walk
  • Shakespeare Street (nr, Leavesden Road) 1 min walk
  • Longspring (nr, Leavesden Road) 3 min walk
  • Church Road (S-bound, Stratford Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 0.6 mi
  • Suthergrey House Medical Centre
    37A St. Johns Road, Watford · 0.7 mi
  • Garston Medical Centre
    6A North Western Avenue, Watford · 1.0 mi
  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op St Albans Road · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Watford St Alban Express · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Langley Express · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Watford Cassiobury Drive · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Vision Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Crysalis Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Watford Orthodontic Centre · 0.1 mi
  • 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.7%62.5%
Private rented39.4%20.3%
Social rented4.8%17.1%
Households1,030

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.7%64.1%
Aged 65+7.9%18.6%
Residents2,618

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 Shakespeare Street

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White67.3%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%4.7%
Other ethnic group4.2%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian47.6%44.5%
No religion28.6%24.8%
Muslim8.8%13%
Not answered6.3%6.2%
Hindu5.5%8.2%
Buddhist1.5%1%
Jewish0.7%0.9%
Sikh0.5%–

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK59.3%66%
Born outside the UK40.7%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above43.2%41.1%
No qualifications15.3%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications14.6%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%9.2%
Other qualifications3.7%3%
Apprenticeship3%4.1%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health56.1%52.4%
Good health33.1%33.5%
Fair health8.2%10.4%
Bad health2.1%2.9%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household49.9%44.5%
No cars or vans in household24%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%25.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household4%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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