162 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JG

Lot 40 · WD18 7JG · Savills Auctions · South East

£540,000guide price
5.6%gross yield
Residential5.6% gross yield
162 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JG
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An extended four bedroom detached house of approximately 1,557 sq ft Presented in reasonable decorative order Let on a periodic tenancy currently producing £30,000.00 per annum Off-street parking Situated on a site of approximately 3,958 sq ft Conveniently located for transport links and the amenities of Watford

A two storey detached housePresented in reasonable decorative orderRear gardenOff-Street Parking Additional information Tenure Freehold Accommodation Ground Floor- Entrance Hall, Reception Room, Open Plan Reception Room/Kitchen with Dining area, Shower Room/WCFirst Floor- Four Bedrooms (one with en-suite Shower/WC, Bathroom/WC Tenancy Let on a Periodic Tenancy at a rent of £2,500.00 per calendar month Rent Total Current Rent- £30,000.00 per annum Book a viewing View Virtual Tour Contact Contact Now Contact Now Arrange a viewing Please arrive promptly for your viewing. To view properties you have booked a viewing for, visit the My Viewing section of your account. Please select a time from the options below All viewings at this property have now taken place prior to the auction. For further information on the property please download the legal pack or email the property contact. Savills are not holding any viewings for this property. For further information please download the legal pack or email the relevant Savills Contact directly. Viewings are in the process of being finalised and will be online shortly, please click here for a notification when they go online. No set viewings will be available on this property prior to auction due to the tenants in situ. Please refer to the legal pack for further information. No set viewings will be available on this property prior to auctio…

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Key facts

40Lot number
ResidentialUse class
FreeholdTenure
1,557 sq ftFloor area
£30K/yrPassing income
2 September 2026Auction date

Recent sold prices nearby

20 registered sales in this postcode sector over the last two years, straight from HM Land Registry. What nearby properties actually sold for — not what they were guided at.

FL***** OMEGA COURT TH* GA*****WD18 7HG£317,000
32 CATALONIA APARTMENTS ME***** ST***** AP*****WD18 7BL£280,000
91 WH***** RO**WD18 7NH£340,000

17 more sales with full addresses, sale dates and prices — including any prior sale of this exact lot.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales typically register 6–12 weeks after completion, so very recent transactions may not yet appear.

Renovation upside in WD18

Evidence from 348 properties in this postcode district that sold twice with material uplift — the signature of value-add work between sales.

+53.3%median uplift
£61,750typical value added
4.3 yearstypical hold period

See 348 example projects — real before/after sale pairs with postcodes, prices and dates. Plus the planning applications that likely explain each uplift.

Derived from 348 registered sale pairs in WD18 where the property gained ≥15% between two arms-length sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid data, OGL v3.0). The planning applications visible above may explain individual uplifts. Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.

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