Central Watford
Watford · East of England · population 11,857 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,495 of 6,856 in England
- #604 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 12 in Watford
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 26% · Muslim 13%
Born outside the UK: 49%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Central Watford is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,495 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (55) and lowest on Crime (11). Typical homes here sold for about £300,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 111 sales), 28% below the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £41,241 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 258 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £300,000 | 111 | -8.3% | -2.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £460,000 | 7 | -11.8% | -16.4% |
| Terraced | £400,000 | 31 | -4.8% | +8.1% |
| Flat | £245,000 | 73 | +11.6% | +7.7% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,531 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,303 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,090 |
| Theft | 1,010 |
| Burglary | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 116 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 194 |
| Public order & weapons | 282 |
| Drugs | 175 |
| Robbery | 64 |
| Other | 46 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 818 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Watford
- Cassiobury97
- Tudor93
- Nascot Wood89
- Oxhey75
- Stanborough70
- North Watford53
- Leggatts52
- West Watford49
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Higher BrixhamTorbay34£271,000
- Westham SouthDorset34£265,000
- Brandwood EndBirmingham34£246,000
- Royton South WestOldham34£240,000
- Mapperley ParkNottingham34£235,000
- Hither GreenLewisham34£440,000