North Watford

Watford · East of England · population 8,797 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,247 of 6,856 in England
  • #442 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 12 in Watford
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,702
Median age (est.)34
Density10,395per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above40%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 40%45–64 22%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 20%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 62%Asian 20%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 27% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

North Watford sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,247 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 12 in Watford. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (70) but weak on Living environment (11). Typical homes here sold for about £396,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 100 sales), in line with the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £44,222 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 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.

Income 41 · #4,015
Employment 63 · #2,514
Education 49 · #3,467
Health 70 · #2,048
Crime 53 · #3,206
Housing & access 64 · #2,500
Living environment 11 · #6,113

House prices ?

£396,500median (12m) · +0.4% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£396,500100+0.4%+18.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£462,0007+2.7%+10.0%
Terraced£400,00080+1.3%+15.7%
Flat£265,00013+12.8%+21.1%
This area£396,500
Watford£416,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,222±£7,239 · #2,264 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,182
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 662 offences
Watford90
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,842 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences291
Theft148
Burglary16
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons54
Drugs26
Robbery2
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 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 →

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