Garston
Watford · East of England · population 8,431 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,145 of 6,856 in England
- #569 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 12 in Watford
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 28% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 25%
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
Garston is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,145 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (73) and lowest on Income (24). Typical homes here sold for about £417,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 69 sales), in line with the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £42,296 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £417,000 | 69 | -6.3% | +13.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £508,000 | 18 | -2.4% | +17.3% |
| Terraced | £466,000 | 21 | -3.9% | +24.3% |
| Flat | £200,000 | 27 | -12.1% | -19.7% |
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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 ?
- #4,764 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 #4,458 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 261 |
| Theft | 255 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 |
| Public order & weapons | 52 |
| Drugs | 30 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 174 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.
- North Hendon & Sunny HillBarnet40£455,000
- Golden ValleyHerefordshire, County of40£370,000
- Trowbridge WestWiltshire40£300,000
- Humberstone & Hamilton SouthLeicester40£285,000
- Sleaford EastNorth Kesteven40£202,000
- KimberworthRotherham40£176,499