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Watford Rental Valuation
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Watford rental market at a glance
Latest rental data for Watford from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Watford vs UK
| Location | Average rent (pcm) | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| Watford | £1,834 | +2.1% |
| UK | £1,406 | +3.8% |
Watford rents are currently £428 per month above the UK average.
How much does it cost to rent a property in Watford?
Average monthly rents by number of bedrooms in Watford (September 2026)
How Watford rents have changed
Average private rent in Watford (ONS)
Watford rental market commentary
What the latest rent data means for renters and landlords
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026. Commentary is rewritten and checked with the published source data. Percentages use the ONS rent index; pound differences use published average rents. Percentage-point comparisons use the displayed one-decimal rates. Read the ONS methodology.
How Bellsoph calculates your rental valuation
We combine checked local rental evidence, your property details and official data to estimate what a Watford property could rent for.
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Bellsoph rental valuations are automated estimates based on advertised rental evidence and official statistics. They are not a formal or RICS valuation or financial advice, and achieved rents depend on condition, presentation, timing and demand. Market data: ONS Price Index of Private Rents and UK House Price Index, September 2026.
Watford’s average rent is well above the East of England benchmark
ONS Private Rent and House Prices data puts Watford’s average rent at £1,834 in September 2026. That was 41.3% higher than the East of England average of £1,298. Watford’s annual rent change was 2.1%, while the regional rate gap was 1.7 percentage points lower; in other words, Watford’s annual rent change was 1.7 percentage points lower than the benchmark. These are statistical averages for September 2026, not advertised rents or direct comparables for a specific property.
Bedroom size gives a useful local range to check against
For September 2026, the ONS bedroom-category averages in Watford ran from one bed at £1,268 to four or more bed at £2,657. The middle of the range was two bed at £1,602 and three bed at £1,830. Annual rent growth was strongest for three bed at 2.5% and weakest for four or more bed at 1.4%. The gap between those two growth rates was 1.1 percentage points. Use bedroom count as broad statistical context only; it is not a matched-listing comparison.
Property type also matters, but the pattern is mixed
In Watford, ONS average rents by type in September 2026 were Flat Maisonette at £1,436, Terraced at £1,753, Semi-detached at £2,021 and Detached at £2,553. Annual rent change was highest for Terraced at 2.4% and lowest for Flat Maisonette at 1.6%. That spread was 0.8 percentage points. These are area-level type averages, so they are useful for framing a property by type but not for treating any one home as a direct comparable.