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The Gateway, Watford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Gateway, Watford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/watford-hertfordshire/the-gateway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD18 7HQ, WD18 7HG, WD18 7HN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£317,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£286,982
54 sales
Price range
£78k – £640k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
WD18 7HG

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At a glance

House prices£287k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower 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 station10 min walkWatford Underground Station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% leaseholdAcross 61 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

54 property sales on The Gateway, Watford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £317,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £280,809. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% flat, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Gateway range from £77,550 to £640,000. 11% of homes sold here were freehold and 89% leasehold.

House prices on The Gateway compared

WD18 postcode area£385,896
Watford£468,281
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Gateway has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £230,783 (9 sales)2016£231k2017: £290,240 (5 sales)2017£290k2018: £340,788 (8 sales)2018£341k2019: £245,000 (1 sales)2019£245k2020: £312,250 (2 sales)2020£312k2021: £327,500 (6 sales)2021£328k2022: £264,850 (10 sales)2022£265k2023: £265,667 (3 sales)2023£266k2024: £307,625 (4 sales)2024£308k2025: £283,000 (5 sales)2025£283k2026: £317,000 (1 sales)2026£317k

Tenure: 11% freehold and 89% leasehold across 61 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat52£280,8098 May 2026
Terraced2£447,5014 Feb 2021

Sold prices on The Gateway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 12, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 8 May 2026£317,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 24 Sep 2025£212,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 43, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 12 Aug 2025£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 14 Jul 2025£290,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 27 Jun 2025£293,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 2 Jun 2025£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 11 Dec 2024£223,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 40, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 24 Aug 2024£212,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 38, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 2 Feb 2024£520,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 45, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 19 Jan 2024£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 37, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 3 Nov 2023£220,000 FlatLeasehold
9, The Gateway WD18 7HW 1 Sep 2023£610,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 40, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 3 Aug 2023£322,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 45, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 17 Apr 2023£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 21 Dec 2022£234,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 21 Dec 2022£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 37, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 30 Nov 2022£258,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 5 Oct 2022£126,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 35, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 26 Sep 2022£343,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 15 Aug 2022£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 5 Jul 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 21 Apr 2022£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 13 Apr 2022£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 18 Feb 2022£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 28 Jan 2022£277,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 19 Nov 2021£99,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 28 Sep 2021£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 28 Jul 2021£226,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 38, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 30 Jun 2021£415,000 FlatLeasehold
1, The Gateway WD18 7HW 22 Jun 2021£500,000 TerracedFreehold
8, The Gateway WD18 7HW 4 Feb 2021£530,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 34, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 11 Jan 2021£375,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 25 Sep 2020£307,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 40, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 12 Aug 2020£256,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 19 Jun 2020£317,500 FlatLeasehold
5, The Gateway WD18 7HW 5 Jun 2020£545,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Gateway WD18 7HW 7 Feb 2020£475,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 4 Nov 2019£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 18 Dec 2018£240,050 FlatLeasehold
6, The Gateway WD18 7HW 6 Dec 2018£540,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 46, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 5 Dec 2018£640,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 20 Nov 2018£305,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 42, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 19 Nov 2018£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 28 Sep 2018£250,250 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, Rockwell Court, The Gateway WD18 7HQ 6 Jul 2018£396,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 37, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 13 Feb 2018£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 12 Jan 2018£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 25, Copperdale Court, The Gateway WD18 7HN 15 Dec 2017£112,200 FlatLeasehold
Flat 41, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 12 Dec 2017£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 32, Omega Court, The Gateway WD18 7HG 18 Sep 2017£322,500 FlatLeasehold
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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 21, Rockwell Court, The Gateway £307,000 (Sep 2020) → £300,000 (Jun 2025) -2%
over 5 yrs
Flat 23, Copperdale Court, The Gateway £77,550 (May 2016) → £223,000 (Dec 2024) +188%
over 9 yrs
Flat 40, Omega Court, The Gateway £256,000 (Aug 2020) → £322,000 (Aug 2023) +26%
over 3 yrs
Flat 11, Rockwell Court, The Gateway £242,000 (Jun 2016) → £250,250 (Sep 2018) → £234,000 (Dec 2022) -3%
over 7 yrs
Flat 37, Omega Court, The Gateway £260,000 (Feb 2018) → £258,000 (Nov 2022) -1%
over 5 yrs
Flat 35, Rockwell Court, The Gateway £350,000 (Aug 2016) → £343,000 (Sep 2022) -2%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, Rockwell Court, The Gateway £240,050 (Dec 2018) → £226,000 (Jul 2021) -6%
over 3 yrs
Flat 9, Omega Court, The Gateway £292,000 (Sep 2016) → £245,000 (Nov 2019) -16%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Gateway

Crime

296 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Gateway 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).

Violence & sexual offences97
Anti-social behaviour78
Vehicle crime25
Other theft22
Criminal damage & arson16
Burglary13

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

Flood risk

The Gateway 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 The Gateway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ascot Road Primary School 391 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 448 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Westfield Academy 1,331 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Chessbrook Education Support Centre 7 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.3 mi
Watford Grammar School for Boys 1,590 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Willow Tree Primary School 185 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Croxley Danes School 1,049 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Chater Infant School 223 pupils Primary 3–7 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Watford Junction station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Watford Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Croxley Underground Station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cassiobridge Road (adj, Whippendell Road) 1 min walk
  • Sydney Road (nr, Whippendell Road) 2 min walk
  • Cassiobridge Road (opp, Whippendell Road) 2 min walk
  • Morrisons (nr, Ascot Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sas West Herts
    Bridgewater Surgeries, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.1 mi
  • Bridgewater Surgeries
    Bridgewater House, 7 Printers Avenue, Watford · 0.1 mi
  • Watford Health Centre
    Ground Floor, Colne House, Watford · 1.0 mi
  • The Elms Surgery
    38 The Avenue, Watford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Cassiobury Park Watford · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Holywell Watford · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Watford Tolpits Lane · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Croxley Green · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bridgewater Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Greenfield Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Md Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Chartwell Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • West Herts Community Health N H · 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 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned34.8%62.5%
Private rented45.0%20.3%
Social rented20.2%17.1%
Households702

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+9.9%18.6%
Residents1,829

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable75%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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Gateway

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Who lives around The Gateway

Ethnic group

HereWatford
White53.2%60.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.5%24.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%6.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.7%
Other ethnic group5.2%3.6%

Religion

HereWatford
Christian45.9%44.5%
No religion19%24.8%
Muslim14.6%13%
Hindu11.6%8.2%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Buddhist1%1%
Sikh0.7%–
Other religion0.7%0.8%

Country of birth

HereWatford
Born in the UK55.8%66%
Born outside the UK44.2%34%

Highest qualification

HereWatford
Level 4 qualifications and above42.4%41.1%
No qualifications16.6%15.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.1%14.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.2%
Apprenticeship4%4.1%
Other qualifications3.6%3%

General health

HereWatford
Very good health54.4%52.4%
Good health31.2%33.5%
Fair health9.7%10.4%
Bad health2.4%2.9%
Very bad health2.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWatford
1 car or van in household55.3%44.5%
No cars or vans in household23.9%22.4%
2 cars or vans in household16.9%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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