PDOProperty Data Outlook

Buy-to-let in Watford

Gross yield 5.6% · £1,815/mo rent · £391k avg price

Gross yield
5.6%
annual rent / price
Monthly rent
£1,815
+4.9% YoY
Avg price
£391k
-3.3% YoY
Monthly cash flow
+£270
£1,815 rent − £1,545 mortgage
Mortgage assumptions: 75% LTV (£98k deposit), 3.97% 2yr fixed rate, 25yr term = £1,545/mo repayment

Yield by postcode district

6 postcodes in Watford · Same area rent (£1,815/mo) applied to local prices

PostcodeAvg PriceGross YieldCash FlowSales
WD17£303k7.2%+£619/mo11,110
WD18£369k5.9%+£361/mo14,714
WD25£400k5.4%+£236/mo10,961
WD24£564k3.9%£-412/mo14,024
WD1£650k3.4%£-750/mo40
WD2£1.7M1.3%£-4,736/mo12

Recent sales

Latest transactions in Watford

Recent sales

Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

AddressTypePriceDate
FLAT 7, CASSIO APARTMENTS, 1, MALDEN ROAD
WD17 4EJ
Flat/Maisonette£277,00028 Jan 2026
FLAT 5, HAWTHORN HOUSE, 1, PLANTATION CLOSE
WD23 2PG
Flat/Maisonette£328,00022 Jan 2026
78, OXHEY AVENUE
WD19 4HA
Terraced£537,50022 Jan 2026
FLAT 12, HURST COURT, 8, ELLIOT ROAD
WD17 4DF
Flat/Maisonette£320,00020 Jan 2026
35, BERRY AVENUE
WD24 6RU
Semi-detached£540,00016 Jan 2026
36, CODICOTE DRIVE
WD25 9QY
Semi-detached£480,00016 Jan 2026
FLAT 12, FAIRCROSS HOUSE, 116, THE PARADE
WD17 1BA
Flat/Maisonette£265,00012 Jan 2026
FLAT 7, MONET HOUSE, CASSIO PLACE
WD18 7AR
Flat/Maisonette£370,0009 Jan 2026
67A, NORTH APPROACH
WD25 0EL
Flat/Maisonette£285,0009 Jan 2026
9, PURBROCK AVENUE
WD25 0AD
Semi-detached£550,0009 Jan 2026
147, BUSHEY MILL CRESCENT
WD24 7RB
Semi-detached£607,6808 Jan 2026
44, HALES COURT, LEY FARM CLOSE
WD25 9BH
Flat/Maisonette£282,5008 Jan 2026
10 - 12, NEW ROAD
WD17 2EX
Other£350,0006 Jan 2026
6, MELIA CLOSE, GARSTON
WD25 9PH
Flat/Maisonette£268,0005 Jan 2026
32, KNUTSFORD AVENUE
WD24 7EG
Semi-detached£545,0005 Jan 2026

Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions

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