marketcodeAsking rent
£1,464 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
449 lets
Postcode district
WD24 rental market
Asking rent £1,464 a month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WD24?
- Buildings
- 7,490
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 2.6%
What does WD24 earn?
WD24: asking rent £1,464 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 449 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
787 lets
-4.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
131 on 21 Sep 2026
How does WD24 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WD24 runs from £1,237 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,896 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,237 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3% on the previous 12 months | 338 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,617 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.9% on the previous 12 months | 261 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,896 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.1% on the previous 12 months | 107 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WD24?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 364 units in WD24 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords80% of classified · 290 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 48 units
- Housing associations6.3% of classified · 23 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WD24 rank?
WD24 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Watford for asking rent, at £1,464 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Watford
WD24 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Watford for asking rent, at £1,464 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Watford
WD24 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Watford for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
Where next from WD24?
- WatfordThe wider market this area sits in.
- WD17Neighbouring postcode district · £6,065/m²
- WD18Neighbouring postcode district · £5,286/m²
- WD23Next door, in another authority · £6,020/m²
- WD25Next door, in another authority · £6,016/m²
- WD4Next door, in another authority · £5,640/m²
- WD3Next door, in another authority · £7,391/m²
- WD19Next door, in another authority · £6,648/m²
- WD5Next door, in another authority · £6,834/m²
Questions about WD24
- What is the average rent in WD24?
- Homes to let in WD24 asked a median £1,464 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 449 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WD24?
- 4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 787 lets. -4.9% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about WD24
- Properties in WD24Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WD24Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WD24Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WD24What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WD24What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WD24Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WD24What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WD24Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 449 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 787 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |