18, The Ridgeway
18, The Ridgeway
Description & Estimates
18, The Ridgeway, Watford is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,302 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 304 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 18, The Ridgeway, Watford is £838,172 and its rental estimate is £4,047 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
The Ridgeway, Watford, WD17 falls within the WD17 postal district, in the borough of Watford.
Our Data Sources
18, The Ridgeway, Watford has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in April 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 18, The Ridgeway, Watford, we estimate a market value of £880,081 and a rental value of £4,249 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £779,500 and £3,764 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 18, The Ridgeway, Watford has seen its estimated sale value decline by £5,219 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value climb by £107 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 18, The Ridgeway, Watford as measuring 304 m2.
That makes it the 17th largest plot in the postcode, where all 17 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
18, The Ridgeway, Watford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Sep 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 18, The Ridgeway, Watford completed on 9th April 2013 at £530,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 33.4% over the period since April 2013.
- Sold Apr 2013£530,000
- Sold Aug 2001£298,000
- Sold Jul 1997£199,750
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 18, The Ridgeway, Watford have sold within a radius of 690 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 19th September 2025, was 22, The Ridgeway, Watford, WD17 4TN, a freehold house which sold for £875,000.
Read more about house prices in WD17.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 83 addresses on The Ridgeway, Watford, WD17, 18, The Ridgeway, Watford comes out as the 43rd largest and the 40th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £298k more expensive than the average property across the WD17 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mThe Orchard Primary School
- 800mBeechfield School
- 800mHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
- 2.4kmWatford Grammar School for Boys
- 2.8kmCroxley Danes School
- 3.0kmFuture Academies Watford
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Public Transport Nearby
From 18, The Ridgeway, Watford, the nearest station is Watford North, 2.0 kilometres away.
- 2.0kmWatford North
- 2.1kmWatford Junction
- 2.1kmWatford
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
