55, The Ridgeway
55, The Ridgeway
Description & Estimates
55, The Ridgeway, Watford is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,506 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 556 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 55, The Ridgeway, Watford is £950,333 and its rental estimate is £4,447 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
55, The Ridgeway, Watford has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in August 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2022.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property 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 55, The Ridgeway, Watford, we estimate a market value of £997,850 and a rental value of £4,669 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £883,810 and £4,136 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 55, The Ridgeway, Watford has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £5,918 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value grow by £117 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 55, The Ridgeway, Watford as measuring 556 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
55, The Ridgeway, Watford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 May 2022.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 55, The Ridgeway, Watford completed on 25th August 2022 at £1,090,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 12.3% over the period since August 2022.
- Sold Aug 2022£1,090,000
- Sold May 2005£405,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 55, The Ridgeway, Watford have sold within a radius of 780 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st October 2025, was 36, Rosecroft Drive, Watford, WD17 4JQ, a freehold house which sold for £710,000.
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, 55, The Ridgeway, Watford comes out as the 27th largest and the 20th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £411k more expensive than the average property across the WD17 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
- 700mThe 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 55, The Ridgeway, Watford, the nearest station is Watford North, 2.2 kilometres away.
- 2.2kmWatford North
- 2.3kmWatford
- 2.3kmWatford Junction
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.
