Ridge Lane, Watford, WD17 4TD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WD17 4TD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.9%	50.6%	0.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	50.1%	49.4%	-0.7%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of WD17 4TD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 63.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	22.1%	24.9%	2.8%	37.9%	-13.0%
Married: Opposite sex	67.3%	63.1%	-4.2%	44.2%	18.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	4.6%	5.1%	0.5%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	5.3%	5.5%	0.2%	6.1%	-0.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	59.7%	58.3%	-1.4%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	28.2%	31.1%	2.9%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	8.1%	8.6%	0.5%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WD17 4TD this area, 8.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 58.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.3%	8.9%	-1.4%	18.2%	-9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	3.8%	-7.9%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	9.6%	-5.7%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	15.7%	5.4%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	44.8%	58.4%	13.6%	33.8%	24.6%
Other	5%	1.4%	-3.6%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	19.9%	30%	10.1%	3.1%	26.9%
Pakistani	0.3%	5.1%	4.8%	2.7%	2.4%
Other Asian	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	2.5%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
White	70.3%	50%	-20.3%	81.4%	-31.4%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81%	73.2%	-7.8%	83.2%	-10.0%
European Union	1.4%	4.3%	2.9%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	6.3%	8%	1.7%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	12.8%	4.4%	5.6%	7.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.7%	73%	-7.7%	83.2%	-10.2%
10+ Years	0%	24.1%	24.1%	9.8%	14.3%
5-10 Years	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	15%	2.3%	-12.7%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92%	76.7%	15.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.9%	37.2%	-12.3%
Christian	27.2%	46.2%	-19.0%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	23.2%	1.7%	21.5%
Jewish	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Muslim	10%	6.5%	3.5%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Ridge Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ridge Lane was 20.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.1% lower than the Nascot average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ridge Lane has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot and the 24th lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in WD17 4TD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ridge Lane are based on 111 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.

House Prices for Ridge Lane, Watford, WD17 4TD

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD17 4TD

Average Price
£1,254,114

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,254,114

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ridge Lane

Average Price
£924,615

Semi-Detached
£705,188

Terraced
£763,349

Detached
£1,023,084

Flats/Maisonettes
£321,750

Other
£734,310

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ridge LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Ridge Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£840,000	2019-05-07	£988,417
6 Ridge Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£985,000	2018-08-31	£1,136,721
28 Ridge Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£660,000	2015-02-11	£975,254
The Oaks, 2B Ridge Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£685,000	2009-04-22	£1,571,567
Ridge View, 2A Ridge Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£705,000	2009-01-22	£1,495,785

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD17 4TD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	96
Retired	70
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Manufacturing	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	15
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	2,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxhey Early Years Centre Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	4out of 4	4,385 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Orchard Primary School Gammons Lane , WD24 5JW	3out of 4	733 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechfield School Gammons Lane , WD24 5TY	3out of 4	840 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nascot Wood Junior School Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YS	4out of 4	853 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Bellmount Wood Avenue , WD17 3PE	4out of 4	891 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YT	4out of 4	932 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	2,343 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	2,496 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Croxley Danes School Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR	- not rated	2,920 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	3,215 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Future Academies Watford Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW	2out of 4	3,388 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,991 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanborough Secondary School Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT	- not rated	2,102 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough Primary School Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ	- not rated	2,359 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ	4out of 4	3,294 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Breakspeare School Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU	4out of 4	3,295 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garston Manor School Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR	3out of 4	3,419 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Saffron House	113 Courtlands Drive, Watford	914 yd
Prince Of Bengal	51 Langley Way, Watford	925 yd
Fullerians Rugby Club	Coningesby Drive, Watford	942 yd
Sun Sports	Sun Postal Sports And Social Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue	1,055 yd
Rhubarb Cafe	168 Cassiobury Drive, Watford	1,062 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Essex Arms	Langley Way, Watford		855 yd
Sun Postal Sports & Social Club	Sun Postal Sports And Social Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue		1,055 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Codland Fish And Chips	117 Courtlands Drive, Watford	914 yd
Leavesden Tandoori	119 Courtlands Drive, Watford	914 yd
RFC	119 Courtlands Drive, Watford	914 yd
Dragon Garden	125 Courtlands Drive, Watford	986 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
North Watford Playing Field GAMMONS LANE	tennis courts	617 yd
The Orchard Primary School Gammons Lane	grass pitches	728 yd
Herts Indoor Bowls Club Bellmount Wood Avenue	indoor bowls	751 yd
Callowland Recreation Ground Ashby Road	grass pitches	845 yd
St Marks Church Hall LEGGATTS WAY		855 yd
Sun Postal Sports And Social Club BELLMOUNT WOOD AVENUE	grass pitches	874 yd
West Herts College (Closed) Cassio Campus Cassio Campus Langley Road	health and fitness suite	927 yd
Harebreaks Recreation Ground The Harebreaks	grass pitches	930 yd
Bill Everett Community Centre (Closed) Leggatts Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	937 yd
Watford Grammar School For Boys (New Field) CONINGESBY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	972 yd

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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	91.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WD17 4TD