4,753
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
240 · 17.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£287,909
Median property price
324
Postcodes
Overview of Central
Coordinates51.6563, -0.3958
Postcodes
324
Population (Census)
13,587
Households (Census)
4,753
Recorded crime · May '26
240 · 17.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Central
Property sales · Central
HM Land Registry · Central
Average price
£338,261
YoY: -9.1%
Median price: £395,189
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £310,199
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£436k£330k£225k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Central
Crime trends · Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
966941
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
63
YoY +24%
ASB
614223
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
43
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +100%
Burglary
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
1395
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -33%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
241811
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY +44%
Shoplifting
613916
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY +96%
Demographics in Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.4%
Other White22.9%
Indian9.3%
Pakistani6.4%
Other Asian5.9%
+ 10 other groups · 21.1%
Religion
Christian44.5%
No religion25.3%
Muslim12.1%
Hindu7.5%
Not answered7.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
75–8477.0%
85 years and over5.5%
65–744.7%
25–344.5%
35–493.9%
+ 2 other age groups · 4.4%
Households
Other31.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
Any member 66+7.6%
+ 8 other households · 27.2%
Schools in Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Field Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AZ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AE
Outstanding
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Hertfordshire · WD18 0WF
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 1JJ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Central Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 2LX
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Central
Postcodes in Central
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