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Watford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
102,246
Households
39,628
Crimes · Aug '26
928

Estimated population, mid-2025: 107,658 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

39,628
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
928
Crimes · Aug '26
£409,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 936 sales
£1,829
Average rent, August 2026
2,460
Postcodes
39,628
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
928
Crimes · Aug '26
£409,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 936 sales
£1,829
Average rent, August 2026
2,460
Postcodes

Sold prices in Watford

England & Wales
Property sales · Watford
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£457,419
Median price: £409,500
Median +1.1% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 936 sales
View district WD17
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 14 sales · avg £390,643
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£475k£433k£391k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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 Watford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Watford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
269
YoY -12%
320259198
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
224
YoY +40%
241178114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
52
YoY -15%
714722
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
24
YoY stable
37238
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
44
YoY -23%
695031
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
108
YoY +71%
1087644
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

928
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Watford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 102,246
White Brit.45.8%
Other White12.6%
Indian9.7%
Pakistani8.0%
Other Asian5.2%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%

Religion

Total residents: 102,246
Christian44.5%
No religion24.8%
Muslim13.0%
Hindu8.2%
Not answered6.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 102,246
35–4924.1%
50–6416.9%
25–3416.1%
10–157.8%
65–746.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%

Households

Total households: 39,628
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
One person: other18.7%
One person: aged 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Watford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Watford

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Watford

Watford Junction is a 5-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 426 m

  • Watford Junction

    Rail

    426 m

  • Watford

    Tram · Underground

    1.3 km

  • Watford North

    Rail

    1.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Watford

GPs make up most of the mapped places

18 GPs · 2 Hospitals · 2 Libraries · 23 in all

  • GPs18
  • Hospitals2
  • Libraries2
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Watford

Average rent, August 2026

£1,829/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£1,266
1 bed
£1,599
2 bed
£1,825
3 bed
£2,650
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Watford is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire
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GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Watford

Coordinates51.6651, -0.4027
Postcodes
2,460
Census 2021
102,246

Estimated population, mid-2025: 107,658 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
39,628
Recorded crime · Aug '26
928

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