West Watford
Watford · East of England · population 9,152 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,467 of 6,856 in England
- #469 of 746 in East of England
- #8 of 12 in Watford
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · Muslim 25% · No religion 16%
Born outside the UK: 52%
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
West Watford sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,467 of 6,856 in England, and #8 of 12 in Watford. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (68) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £400,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 71 sales), in line with the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £46,120 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, 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 | £400,000 | 71 | -9.3% | +13.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £520,000 | 5 | +6.9% | +29.5% |
| Terraced | £409,625 | 54 | -7.9% | +13.8% |
| Flat | £275,000 | 12 | -8.3% | +22.2% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #4,130 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 #4,936 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 461 |
| Theft | 129 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 95 |
| Public order & weapons | 103 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 175 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
- Woodside & Leavesden Green44
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- North FinchleyBarnet49£455,000
- Hall Green CentralBirmingham49£320,000
- Hadley WoodBarnet49£504,000
- Market DraytonShropshire49£222,500
- Upper WalthamstowWaltham Forest49£600,050
- Sutton NorthKingston upon Hull, City of49£160,000