WD17 4UU
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Property report — WD17 4UU
Open-data due diligence for WD17 4UU and the area around it.
WD17 4UU in brief: 21 recorded sales (£431,490–£1,425,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD17 4UU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD17 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£536,834
Population
14,465
Crimes recorded
25
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WD17 4, 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 (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | £1,425,000 | 9 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-01-11 | £1,235,000 | 2 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-02-08 | £1,325,000 | 10 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-11-22 | £870,000 | 9 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2010-09-17 | £730,000 | 2 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-07-30 | £750,000 | 9 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-05-15 | £800,000 | 3 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £840,000 | 6 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-05-21 | £710,000 | 7 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-09-24 | £531,000 | 2 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-08-03 | £572,500 | 1 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-12-11 | £535,000 | 8 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-12-04 | £530,000 | 10 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-09-22 | £535,000 | 6 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-05-02 | £515,000 | 5 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £490,000 | 4 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £545,000 | 7 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-02-11 | £455,000 | 1 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-01-28 | £431,490 | 2 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £535,000 | 9 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-12-16 | £435,000 | 3 RUFFORD CLOSE | Detached |
21 recorded sales on WD17 4UU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechfield School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Nascot Wood Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Orchard Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: THE ELMS SURGERY (1.0 mi) · GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi) · SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LANGLEY HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WATFORD TUNNEL, SOUTH ENTRANCE TO WEST TUNNEL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · TOLL GATE LODGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Sugden House, 2 Farm Field (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CASSIOBURY PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · FT TAYLOR LTD (0.6 mi) · PYRAMID PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Watford North (1.0 mi) · Watford Junction (1.1 mi) · Watford (1.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (1.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.2 mi) · Costcutter (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 5,554
Owned 58% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD17 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD17 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 21/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WD17 4UU 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 4 | PostcodeWD17 4UU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £592,728 | £536,834 | £704,523 |
| Population | 37,077 | 14,465 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 322 | 25 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD17 4); 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.