WD17 1AU
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Property report — WD17 1AU
Open-data due diligence for WD17 1AU and the area around it.
WD17 1AU in brief: 20 recorded sales (£212,250–£825,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD17 1AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD17 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£545,849
Population
11,914
Crimes recorded
142
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WD17 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (4 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-22 | £260,000 | FLAT 9, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £280,000 | FLAT 5, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £260,000 | FLAT 4, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £275,000 | FLAT 3, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £265,000 | FLAT 1, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £275,000 | FLAT 2, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £275,000 | FLAT 8, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £275,000 | FLAT 7, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £255,000 | FLAT 15, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £212,250 | FLAT 14, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £250,000 | FLAT 13, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £250,000 | FLAT 12, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £250,000 | FLAT 11, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £280,000 | FLAT 10, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2022-04-14 | £265,000 | FLAT 6, 112A THE PARADE | Flat |
| 2021-02-12 | £466,000 | 112 THE PARADE | Other |
| 2021-02-12 | £295,000 | 114 THE PARADE | Other |
| 2020-10-23 | £520,000 | 112 THE PARADE | Other |
| 2020-10-23 | £330,000 | 114 THE PARADE | Other |
| 2014-07-02 | £825,000 | 112 - 114 THE PARADE | Other |
20 recorded sales on WD17 1AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lanchester Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chater Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chater Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Central Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE (0.2 mi) · THE ELMS SURGERY (0.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT (WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL) (0.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MONMOUTH HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WATFORD TOWN HALL (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HINTONS PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · JOHN DAVIS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · MD PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Watford Junction (0.4 mi) · Watford High Street (0.6 mi) · Watford (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.1 mi) · M&S Simply Food (0.4 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 36%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 5,044
Owned 34% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 48%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD17 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD17 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 138/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WD17 1AU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWD17 | SectorWD17 1 | PostcodeWD17 1AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £592,728 | £545,849 | £318,163 |
| Population | 37,077 | 11,914 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 322 | 142 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 86% | 12% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD17 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.