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Watford 008B

Neighbourhood

West Watford. 1,855 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Watford 008B is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
1.6
Joint 167th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£1,042,000
407th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,793
Joint 10,074th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Watford 008B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Watford 008BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only58 neighbourhoods, Watford · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Watford58 areas from 1.0 to 38.0. The middle area is 16.4. Watford 008B is 1.6.
1.62nd least deprived
Median sale price48 neighbourhoods, Watford · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Watford48 areas from £215,000 to £1,042,000. The middle area is £420,000. Watford 008B is £1,042,000.
£1,042,000most expensive
Population58 neighbourhoods, Watford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Watford58 areas from 1,066 to 2,909. The middle area is 1,732. Watford 008B is 1,793.
1,79324th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage58 neighbourhoods, Watford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Watford58 areas from 73.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.2%. Watford 008B is 99.5%.
99.5%17th highest

Is Watford 008B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Watford 008B at a rate of 49.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.8 per 1,000 people across Cassiobury.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Watford 008B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (23), violence and sexual offences (22) and other crime (22).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Watford

These figures are published for the whole of Watford, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Watford and not Watford 008B alone. See Watford

Average house price
£408,659
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,219
83rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
107,658
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Watford 008B in brief

Watford 008B has a deprivation score of 1.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Watford 008B was £1,042,000 in 2025.

Watford 008B had 1,793 usual residents at the census.

In Watford 008B, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.