298, Hempstead Road
298, Hempstead Road
Description & Estimates
298, Hempstead Road, Watford appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 784 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 1,112 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 298, Hempstead Road, Watford is £862,655 and its rental estimate is £3,794 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 falls within the WD17 postal district, in the borough of Watford.
Our Data Sources
298, Hempstead Road, Watford has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 298, Hempstead Road, Watford, we estimate a market value of £905,787 and a rental value of £3,984 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £802,269 and £3,528 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 298, Hempstead Road, Watford has seen its estimated sale value grow by £2,147 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value climb by £138 per month (3.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 298, Hempstead Road, Watford as measuring 784 m2.
That makes it the 14th largest plot in the postcode, where all 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 298, Hempstead Road, Watford completed on 12th December 2008 at £400,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 92.1% over the period since December 2008.
- Sold Dec 2008£400,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 298, Hempstead Road, Watford have sold within a radius of 900 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th March 2025, was South Lodge, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4JX, a freehold house which sold for £755,000.
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 400 addresses on Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17, 298, Hempstead Road, Watford comes out as the 199th largest and the 163rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £323k more expensive than the average property across the WD17 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
- 800mThe Orchard Primary School
- 1.0kmCassiobury Infant and Nursery School
- 2.6kmWatford Grammar School for Boys
- 2.8kmCroxley Danes School
- 3.1kmFuture Academies Watford
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Public Transport Nearby
From 298, Hempstead Road, Watford, the nearest station is Watford, 2.3 kilometres away.
- 2.3kmWatford
- 2.3kmWatford North
- 2.4kmWatford Junction
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
