Pretoria Road, Watford, WD18 0RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WD18 0RL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	52.1%	49.9%	-2.2%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	47.9%	50.1%	2.2%	49.0%	1.1%

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	36.8%	39.8%	3.0%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	49%	48.3%	-0.7%	44.2%	4.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	3.1%	0.3%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	8%	7.1%	-0.9%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (89.9%) 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	57.2%	52.6%	-4.6%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	30%	37.3%	7.3%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	10.2%	7.8%	-2.4%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	2%	2.2%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	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	12.6%	19%	6.4%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	8.5%	-2.6%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	14.3%	-0.3%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	16%	3.7%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	36.7%	-1.2%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	10%	2.7%	-7.3%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.2% 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%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	9.6%	7%	-2.6%	3.1%	3.9%
Pakistani	14.2%	12.3%	-1.9%	2.7%	9.6%
Other Asian	7.6%	14.2%	6.6%	1.6%	12.6%
Black African	11.3%	10.6%	-0.7%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	2%	3.6%	1.6%	0.8%	2.8%
White	47.6%	36.2%	-11.4%	81.4%	-45.2%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.4% 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	60.6%	51.4%	-9.2%	83.2%	-31.8%
European Union	5.4%	16.1%	10.7%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	11%	11.4%	0.4%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	17.6%	19.2%	1.6%	5.6%	13.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	1.3%	0.1%
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	56.9%	51.5%	-5.4%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	2.8%	29.2%	26.4%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	7.9%	8.1%	0.2%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	12.5%	7%	-5.5%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	19.8%	4.2%	-15.6%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65%	76.7%	-11.7%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	5.3%	0.9%	4.4%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	6.7%	1.2%	5.5%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.7%	37.2%	-17.5%
Christian	42.8%	46.2%	-3.4%
Buddhist	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Hindu	7.5%	1.7%	5.8%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	20.8%	6.5%	14.3%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Pretoria Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pretoria Road was 87.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.7% higher than the Oxhey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Pretoria Road has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oxhey and the 110th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.1%.

🔎 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 0RL, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Pretoria Road are based on 120 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 Pretoria Road, Watford, WD18 0RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 0RL

Average Price
£369,983

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£386,577

Detached
£265,982

Flats/Maisonettes
£234,190

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pretoria Road

Average Price
£383,594

Semi-Detached
£383,931

Terraced
£396,363

Detached
£265,982

Flats/Maisonettes
£258,663

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pretoria Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
61 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2024-06-03	£381,573
39 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2022-05-20	£398,276
14 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-03-31	£342,287
51 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2021-05-28	£387,486
53 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£346,000	2020-11-30	£394,631

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD18 0RL

Employment

WD18 0RL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 Employee	135
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	21
Retired	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	42
Education	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Construction	14
Transport and storage	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Information and communication	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	1,594 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	4,280 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chater Infant School Southsea Avenue , WD18 7RD	3out of 4	122 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chater Junior School Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN	4out of 4	297 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laurance Haines School Vicarage Road , WD18 0DD	3out of 4	808 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lanchester Primary School Hempstead Road , WD17 3HD	3out of 4	878 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ	3out of 4	969 yd	Free schools	No	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	595 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	706 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	3out of 4	1,047 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Croxley Danes School Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR	- not rated	1,890 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	2,076 yd	University technical college	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	862 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	881 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	2,399 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Merchant Taylors' School Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT	- not rated	2,652 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Falconer School Falconer Road , WD23 3AT	3out of 4	3,014 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Purcell School Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS	- not rated	3,095 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	Distance
Cafe Cidade	83B Whippendell Road, Watford	128 yd
Brazuca Bar	160 Whippendell Road, Watford	177 yd
Chicos Parmi N Shakes	158 Whippendell Road, Watford	180 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri	81 Whippendell Road, Watford	218 yd
The Haven Day Centre	4 Whippendell Road, Watford	289 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Oddfellows	14 Fearnley Street, Watford	287 yd
West Herts Sports Club	W H Sports Club Limited, 8 Park Avenue	312 yd
The Red Lion	105 Vicarage Road, Watford	362 yd
Two Trees Micro	18 Vicarage Road, Watford	452 yd
Market Tavern	28 Market Street, Watford	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Cottage	158 Harwoods Road, Watford	171 yd
Spiceland Kebabish	114 Whippendell Road, Watford	180 yd
China Garden	168 Whippendell Road, Watford	180 yd
Mint	103 Harwoods Road, Watford	203 yd
HK Roast Ltd (incorp. Mr Sushi & Panda Oriental)	97 Vicarage Road, Watford	371 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	170 Whippendell Road, Watford	180 yd
Expo Cash And Carry	35 Market Street, Watford	541 yd
Nisa Express	54A High Street, Watford	700 yd
Marks And Spencers	91 - 95 High Street, Watford	747 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury PLC, Albert Road South	800 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium) VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD	grass pitches	386 yd
West Herts Sports Club PARK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	428 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford) THE PARADE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	682 yd
Watford Grammar School For Girls LADYS CLOSE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	706 yd
Watford Grammar School For Boys RICKMANSWORTH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	726 yd
Nrg (Watford) 19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	777 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford) CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	825 yd
Watford Central Baths (Closed) Hempstead Road	swimming pool	863 yd
Watford Leisure Centre - Central HEMPSTEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	875 yd
West Herts College Hempstead Road	health and fitness suite	937 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	144.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WD18 0RL