WD17, Watford house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Watford, part of the WD postcode area

General / family area · 14.5km from Middlesex University

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Average asking price
£385k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,390
UK avg £1,300
Gross rental yield
4.3%
6% below UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.2%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-06)
667
548% above UK avg

Summary

WD17 has a gross rental yield of 4.3%, 6% below the UK average, ranking #2 of 11 WD postcode districts by yield.

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WD17 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £190k £999 6.3% 6 / 10
1 £240k £1,300 6.5% 43 / 40
2 £350k £1,712 5.9% 87 / 28
3 £712k £1,988 28 / 2
4 £950k £3,450 33 / 1
5+ £1.56m £4,995 16 / 3

Nearby WD postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
WD24 £400k £1,450 4.3% Compare
WD18 £350k £1,250 4.3% Compare
WD25 £500k £1,750 4.2% Compare
WD6 £450k £1,550 4.1% Compare
WD7 £850k £2,750 3.9% Compare
WD19 £500k £1,600 3.8% Compare
WD23 £580k £1,700 3.5% Compare
WD5 £485k £1,350 3.3% Compare
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