Town · Hertfordshire

Watford

Name: Watford
Address: Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17, GB

Population 132,025 · Postcode WD17 · Eastern, England

Population: Built-up area, Census 2021 · What each figure covers

heronsgate.uk also covers 2 other places: Heronsgate, Watford. This page is Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire. See the other places

Where the figures come from

Watford built-up area
Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
Centre of Watford
Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.

At a glance

Property£422,500Median · 1209 sales in 12 months▲+51% well above national averageWatford built-up areaView sales →

Crime103 / 1,00015,150 incidents in 12 months▼+9% above national averageWatford built-up areaView breakdown →

Broadband224.2 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▲+34% well above national averageWatford built-up areaView coverage →

Schools52 schools37 primary, 6 other, 6 secondary, 2 nursery, 1 16 plus · latest Ofsted resultsWatford built-up area and nearbyView schools →

Food hygiene78% top-rated586 of 752 businesses rated 5-star=-1% on par with national averageWatford built-up areaView ratings →

Flood riskVery lowRiver Colne · 440m from the centreCentre of WatfordView assessment →

Businesses16,529Top: Real estate, Professional services, Retail & wholesale▲+49% well above national averageWatford built-up areaView directory →

Planning1,961Since 7 Oct, within 5 km · 85 in last 30 days · 320 pending · 1364 approved · Watford councilWithin 5 km of WatfordView applications →

TransportWatford High Street0.4 km awayNearest to WatfordLive departures →

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