St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WD18 0DX has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	47.9%	-2.5%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	49.6%	52.1%	2.5%	49.0%	3.1%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.2%	41.9%	2.7%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.7%	50.8%	5.1%	44.2%	6.6%
Separated	3.8%	0.3%	-3.5%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	8.9%	2.9%	-6.0%	9.1%	-6.2%
Widowed	2.4%	4.2%	1.8%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (86.8%) 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	51.5%	56.3%	4.8%	48.4%	7.9%
Good health	36.7%	30.5%	-6.2%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	7.5%	10.3%	2.8%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	2.7%	3%	0.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.3%	17.5%	6.2%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.7%	10.8%	-6.9%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.8%	10.8%	-10.0%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.2%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14%	2.4%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	31.4%	41.4%	10.0%	33.8%	7.6%
Other	5.1%	3.2%	-1.9%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.7% 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	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	1.1%	2.1%
Indian	1.3%	8%	6.7%	3.1%	4.9%
Pakistani	11.3%	8.2%	-3.1%	2.7%	5.5%
Other Asian	10.5%	7.2%	-3.3%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	3.2%	6.7%	3.5%	2.5%	4.2%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	69.4%	55.7%	-13.7%	81.4%	-25.7%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	0.3%	6.5%	6.2%	1.6%	4.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.2% 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	75.6%	63.2%	-12.4%	83.2%	-20.0%
European Union	2.9%	10.9%	8.0%	6.1%	4.8%
Africa	3.8%	8.7%	4.9%	2.7%	6.0%
Middle East and Asia	16.9%	15.2%	-1.7%	5.6%	9.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74%	63.5%	-10.5%	83.2%	-19.7%
10+ Years	2.9%	18%	15.1%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	5.6%	7.3%	1.7%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	4%	5%	1.0%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	13.4%	6.3%	-7.1%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	3.8%	0.4%	3.4%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	5.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21%	37.2%	-16.2%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	7.9%	1.7%	6.2%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	16.8%	6.5%	10.3%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is St James Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St James Road was 21.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.5% lower than the Oxhey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St James Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey and the 28th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in WD18 0DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 3/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 St James Road are based on 238 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 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 0DX

Average Price
£421,619

Semi-Detached
£504,189

Terraced
£415,289

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,584

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St James Road

Average Price
£408,116

Semi-Detached
£463,047

Terraced
£416,608

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,015

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St James Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
78 St James Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2026-03-04	£440,000
70A St James Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2025-11-26	£138,638
116 St James Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2025-10-31	£365,752
88 St James Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£445,000	2025-08-29	£431,260
124 St James Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2025-08-22	£382,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD18 0DX

Employment

WD18 0DX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	147
Part-Time Employee	44
Retired	34
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Education	19
Construction	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	13
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxhey Nursery School Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	3out of 4	980 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	4,671 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wall Hall Nursery School University of Hertfordshire , Watford Campus WD25 8AT	- not rated	5,036 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Field Junior School Watford Field Road , WD18 0AZ	4out of 4	308 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) Neal Street , WD18 0WF	3out of 4	308 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chater Junior School Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN	- not rated	605 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laurance Haines School Vicarage Road , WD18 0DD	3out of 4	820 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laurance Haines School Vicarage Road , WD18 0DD	- not rated	820 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	286 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	- not rated	286 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	1,387 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	- not rated	1,387 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	- not rated	1,437 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,473 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Integrated Services Programme Victoria House , 49 Vicarage Road WD18 0DE	- not rated	387 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd 4th Floor , 28 Clarendon Road WD17 1JJ	- not rated	950 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ	4out of 4	1,321 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	1,800 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Falconer School Falconer Road , WD23 3AT	3out of 4	2,256 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Levy UK @ Watford Football Club	Vicarage Road Stadium, Vicarage Road	239 yd
Charlie's Cafe	56A Vicarage Road, Watford	284 yd
Hot Express Watford	28 Vicarage Road, Watford	292 yd
Rio Grande Steak House	14 - 16 Vicarage Road, Watford	303 yd
Pizza Hot Express	99 Vicarage Road, Watford	320 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Two Trees Micro	18 Vicarage Road, Watford	291 yd
The Red Lion	105 Vicarage Road, Watford	378 yd
The Oddfellows	14 Fearnley Street, Watford	444 yd
The One Crown	156 High Street, Watford	556 yd
Market Tavern	28 Market Street, Watford	556 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kasturi Indian Takeaway	56C Vicarage Road, Watford	284 yd
McMechi	Ground Floor, 34 Vicarage Road	284 yd
Happy Flavours Caribbean Takeaway	83 Vicarage Road, Watford	319 yd
HK Roast Ltd (incorp. Mr Sushi & Panda Oriental)	97 Vicarage Road, Watford	320 yd
Grilled Cottage	85 Vicarage Road, Watford	333 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Expo Cash And Carry	35 Market Street, Watford	548 yd
Tesco	114D High Street, Watford	562 yd
Aldi	7 - 8 Century Park, Dalton Way	565 yd
Nisa Express	54A High Street, Watford	753 yd
The Range	Unit 1, Watford Arches Retail Park	757 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Watford Grammar School For Girls LADYS CLOSE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	217 yd
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium) VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD	grass pitches	344 yd
Watford Fields Recreation Ground (Closed) Watford Field Road	grass pitches	462 yd
Oxhey Park (Closed) Wiggenhall Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	585 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford) CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	855 yd
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed) Queens Road	health and fitness suite	908 yd
Nrg (Watford) 19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	922 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford) THE PARADE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	923 yd
West Herts Sports Club PARK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	1,000 yd
Waterfields Recreation Ground (Closed) Shaftesbury Road	grass pitches	1,070 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	161.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WD18 0DX