High Street is in Watford and in Watford district. WD17 2BJ is located in the Central electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Watford. This postcode has been in use since 2000-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about High Street, Watford, WD17 2BJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WD17 2BJ, WD18 0BG, WD17 2BW, WD17 2DQ, WD18 0BW, WD18 0BP, WD18 0GU, WD17 2EN, WD18 0AA.

High Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Watford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD17 2BJ

Average Price
£1,515,527
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,515,527

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£1,930,589
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
116 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£35,0002022-03-04 £34,108
122 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£1,405,0002020-03-04 £1,425,868
128 - 130 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£4,225,0002017-09-08 £3,989,954
116 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building 		£450,0002014-04-07 £612,177

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhey Early Years Centre
Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL 		4out of 4 1,556 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road , WD25 0DX 		4out of 4 4,098 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Primary School
Derby Road , WD17 2LX 		3out of 4 372 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ 		3out of 4 416 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Chater Junior School
Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN 		4out of 4 502 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Field Junior School
Watford Field Road , WD18 0AZ 		4out of 4 686 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Neal Street , WD18 0WF 		3out of 4 686 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close , WD18 0AE 		4out of 4 306 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF 		4out of 4 1,348 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT 		3out of 4 1,579 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS 		3out of 4 1,758 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queens' School
Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY 		3out of 4 2,113 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Herts College
Watford Campus , Hempstead Road WD17 3EZ 		- not rated 1,084 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ 		4out of 4 1,608 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longwood School
Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG 		- not rated 1,614 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Purcell School
Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS 		- not rated 2,300 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Falconer School
Falconer Road , WD23 3AT 		3out of 4 2,329 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School
Hartspring Cottage , Elton Way WD25 8HB 		- not rated 3,070 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
McDonalds128 - 130 High Street, Watford6 yd
Caffe Nero100A - 102 High Street, Watford66 yd
Taco Bell90 High Street, Watford66 yd
Ready Burger107 - 107A High Street, Watford70 yd
Costa Coffee WatfordCosta, 132 High Street82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The One Crown156 High Street, Watford152 yd
Diamonds And Strings9 Market Street, Watford212 yd
The FloristIntu Watford, 65 - 67 High Street292 yd
Market Tavern28 Market Street, Watford359 yd
The Palace TheatreWatford Palace Theatre, 20 Clarendon Road370 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Subway11 King Street, Watford103 yd
Tikka NationIntu Watford, 52A The Harlequin198 yd
Wings N More Ltd162 High Street, Watford221 yd
Papa John's Pizza18 Market Street, Watford252 yd
Burger KingIntu Watford, 41 High Street292 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco114D High Street, Watford6 yd
Expo Cash And Carry35 Market Street, Watford275 yd
Marks And Spencers91 - 95 High Street, Watford282 yd
Nisa Express54A High Street, Watford307 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury PLC, Albert Road South600 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Queens Road 		health and fitness suite344 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford)
CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts348 yd
Watford Grammar School For Girls
LADYS CLOSE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts354 yd
Nrg (Watford)
19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite468 yd
Watford Fields Recreation Ground (Closed)
Watford Field Road 		grass pitches531 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford)
THE PARADE HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite540 yd
Waterfields Recreation Ground (Closed)
Shaftesbury Road 		grass pitches548 yd
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium)
VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD 		grass pitches734 yd
West Herts Sports Club
PARK AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts877 yd
Radlett Road Playing Fields
Radlett Road 		grass pitches886 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 71.4%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2803 crimes were reported near High Street . Only 1% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WD17 2BJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for High Street, Watford, WD17 2BJ

Employment

WD17 2BJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee131
Retired41
Self-Employed37
Part-Time Employee25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Looking after home or family11
Other7
Unemployed6
Student (economically inactive)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Accommodation and food service activities29
Construction20
Education18
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Information and communication16
Administrative and support service activities15
Other15
Financial and insurance activities14
Transport and storage11
Manufacturing10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female155
Male148

Partnership Status

Single141
Married: Opposite sex86
Separated10
Divorced21
Widowed16

Health

Very good health169
Good health92
Fair health37
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications54
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 130
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese4
Indian20
Pakistani5
Other Asian17
Black African12
Black Caribbean8
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other9
White190
Roma4
Arab5
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom124
European Union93
Rest of Europe12
Africa22
Middle East and Asia35
The Americas and the Caribbean18

Length of Residence

Born in the UK124
10+ Years50
5-10 Years48
2-5 Years54
Less than 2 years27

Passport Held

United Kingdom147
Ireland5
France5
Italy9
Spain3
Lithuania7
Poland8
Romania43
Other EU countries23
Turkey2
Other Europe2
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia14
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America10
No passport held18

Religion

No religion76
Christian146
Buddhist7
Hindu13
Jewish1
Muslim28
Other religion1
Not answered30
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