9, RUFFORD CLOSE, WATFORD, WD17 4UU - £1,425,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

9 RUFFORD CLOSE is a very large extended detached house of 231m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002. It was last sold for £1,425,000 in January 2023, which was around 50% above the average January 2023 detached price in the Watford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

9 RUFFORD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 9 RUFFORD CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Watford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 9 RUFFORD CLOSE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 31 JAN	£1,425,000	£951,722	50% above HPI
2013 22 NOV	£870,000	£520,615	67% above HPI
2009 30 JUL	£750,000	£420,976	78% above HPI
1999 17 DEC	£535,000	£242,115	121% above HPI

9 RUFFORD CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Watford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 9 RUFFORD CLOSE sales between December 1999 and January 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 2013 sale was for 67% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 67% above the HPI over time, until the January 2023 sale, where it falls to 50% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 50% above the HPI.

What might 9 RUFFORD CLOSE be worth now?

9 RUFFORD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £1,328,305.

This is based on house price deflation of 6.8%, between January 2023 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Watford local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 6.8% deflationary decrease is applied to the most recent sale price for 9 RUFFORD CLOSE of £1,425,000 on 31st January 2023. For the value to have decreased from £1,425,000 to £1,328,305 over the one month to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 9 RUFFORD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Watford local authority area.
• The January 2023 sale price of £1,425,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 9 RUFFORD CLOSE has not materially changed since January 2023.

How Large is 9 RUFFORD CLOSE?

9 RUFFORD CLOSE is 231m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2022. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Watford, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Watford, and where 9 RUFFORD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 92% of detached houses houses are smaller than 9 RUFFORD CLOSE, and 8% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Watford.

9 RUFFORD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

9 RUFFORD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.169 of an acre, or 684m². The below map shows the location of 9 RUFFORD CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 9 RUFFORD CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 9 RUFFORD CLOSE?

9 RUFFORD CLOSE is located in WATFORD, in the WD17 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 9 on RUFFORD CLOSE.