Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 0JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WD18 0JQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	52.3%	1.3%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	49%	47.7%	-1.3%	49.0%	-1.3%

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	41.3%	40.2%	-1.1%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.3%	30.7%	3.4%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	9.6%	13.1%	3.5%	9.1%	4.0%
Widowed	18.9%	12.7%	-6.2%	6.1%	6.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.2%	41.1%	-1.1%	48.4%	-7.3%
Good health	32.2%	34.1%	1.9%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	16.2%	17.1%	0.9%	12.7%	4.4%
Bad health	7.4%	5.6%	-1.8%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	2%	2.1%	0.1%	1.2%	0.9%

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	23.6%	23.9%	0.3%	18.2%	5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	10.5%	3.7%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	8.1%	-1.8%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	5.7%	3.5%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	6.9%	-4.3%	16.9%	-10.0%
Degree or Similar	37.3%	42.1%	4.8%	33.8%	8.3%
Other	9%	2.8%	-6.2%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.8% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	5.1%	0.7%	-4.4%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	12%	13.5%	1.5%	3.1%	10.4%
Pakistani	4%	0%	-4.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	6.3%	2.4%	-3.9%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
White	66.1%	66.8%	0.7%	81.4%	-14.6%
Arab	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.5% 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	61.8%	50.5%	-11.3%	83.2%	-32.7%
European Union	5.7%	22%	16.3%	6.1%	15.9%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	7.1%	4.5%	-2.6%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	18.2%	15.7%	-2.5%	5.6%	10.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.1%	50.5%	-9.6%	83.2%	-32.7%
10+ Years	4.8%	21.3%	16.5%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	10%	12.9%	2.9%	2.9%	10.0%
2-5 Years	10%	10.5%	0.5%	2.2%	8.3%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	4.9%	-10.2%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.6%	76.7%	-21.1%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	11.8%	0.9%	10.9%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	8.3%	1.2%	7.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.4%	13.5%	-4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.7%	37.2%	-12.5%
Christian	44.4%	46.2%	-1.8%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	9%	1.7%	7.3%
Jewish	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	12.2%	6.0%	6.2%

Safety

Is Rickmansworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rickmansworth Road was 59.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.9% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rickmansworth Road has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central and the 121st lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in WD18 0JQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Rickmansworth Road are based on 488 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 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 0JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 0JQ

Average Price
£244,607

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£251,659

Other
£131,777

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rickmansworth Road

Average Price
£455,570

Semi-Detached
£703,412

Terraced
£600,984

Detached
£881,759

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,105

Other
£972,672

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rickmansworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Burvale Court, 13 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-07-12	£135,195
11 Burvale Court, 13 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£276,000	2022-04-07	£277,402
17 Burvale Court, 13 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2020-03-05	£270,034
12 Burvale Court, 13 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2018-01-31	£276,753
15 Burvale Court, 13 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£267,500	2017-06-17	£276,734

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD18 0JQ

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WD18 0JQ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	81
Full-Time Employee	80
Part-Time Employee	24
Self-Employed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	13
Other	6
Looking after home or family	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Information and communication	18
Education	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Other	12
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Construction	4
Real estate activities	4

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	2,138 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	3,630 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lanchester Primary School Hempstead Road , WD17 3HD	3out of 4	275 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Chater Infant School Southsea Avenue , WD18 7RD	3out of 4	604 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chater Junior School Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN	4out of 4	622 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ	3out of 4	664 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Primary School Derby Road , WD17 2LX	3out of 4	1,073 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 Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	822 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	964 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	1,515 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	3out of 4	1,635 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Croxley Danes School Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR	- not rated	2,135 yd	Free schools	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	274 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	1,466 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	2,331 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Purcell School Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS	- not rated	2,866 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Falconer School Falconer Road , WD23 3AT	3out of 4	3,135 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Merchant Taylors' School Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT	- not rated	3,281 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sandwich Box	Unit 8, Faircross House	163 yd
Hanako	Unit 4, Faircross House	167 yd
Leafi Limited	Town Hall, St Peters Street	188 yd
Thekaa	151 The Parade High Street, Watford	223 yd
Laser Planet	127 The Parade High Street, Watford	232 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Halsey Masonic Hall Watford Ltd	Halsey Masonic Hall, 1 Rickmansworth Road	84 yd
Walkabout Watford (88th St, Value Mighty, Sin City Burgers)	Walkabout, 76 The Parade High Street	196 yd
Steinbeck And Shaw @ PRYZM	127 The Parade High Street, Watford	232 yd
143 Bar	143 The Parade High Street, Watford	232 yd
Canvas	83 The Parade High Street, Watford	277 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ferrys Burger	159A The Parade High Street, Watford	231 yd
Tops Pizza	155 The Parade High Street, Watford	232 yd
TR Cuisine/Wok Walk	157 The Parade High Street, Watford	232 yd
Panda Cuisine	185 The Parade High Street, Watford	250 yd
Prime Pizza	171 The Parade High Street, Watford	257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury PLC, Albert Road South	333 yd
Nisa Express	54A High Street, Watford	524 yd
Marks And Spencers	91 - 95 High Street, Watford	567 yd
Expo Cash And Carry	35 Market Street, Watford	600 yd
Tesco	170 Whippendell Road, Watford	691 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Watford Leisure Centre - Central HEMPSTEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	252 yd
Watford Central Baths (Closed) Hempstead Road	swimming pool	265 yd
West Herts Sports Club PARK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	277 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford) THE PARADE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	302 yd
West Herts College Hempstead Road	health and fitness suite	400 yd
Nrg (Watford) 19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	428 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford) CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	568 yd
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed) Queens Road	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Cassiobury Park PARK PARK CASSIOBURY PARK	grass pitches, tennis courts	883 yd
Watford Grammar School For Boys RICKMANSWORTH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	898 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	137.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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