Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WD18 7BY is primarily male, with 53.3% of the population 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	48.8%	46.7%	-2.1%	51.0%	-4.3%
Male	51.2%	53.3%	2.1%	49.0%	4.3%

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	43.3%	39.2%	-4.1%	37.9%	1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	47.6%	10.4%	44.2%	3.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	10.7%	8.7%	-2.0%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	4.6%	1.4%	-3.2%	6.1%	-4.7%

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 (87.8%) 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	55.2%	57.2%	2.0%	48.4%	8.8%
Good health	35.6%	30.6%	-5.0%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	6.7%	9.2%	2.5%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	10.7%	20.6%	9.9%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	6.8%	-3.5%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.6%	10.4%	-7.2%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	13.8%	-0.4%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	38.7%	42.5%	3.8%	33.8%	8.7%
Other	6.9%	2.5%	-4.4%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.3% 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	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	7.7%	7.4%	-0.3%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	7.4%	9.4%	2.0%	2.7%	6.7%
Other Asian	4.3%	7%	2.7%	1.6%	5.4%
Black African	2.1%	9%	6.9%	2.5%	6.5%
Black Caribbean	4.6%	2.7%	-1.9%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	64.4%	48.3%	-16.1%	81.4%	-33.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0.6%	6.5%	5.9%	1.6%	4.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.2% 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	77.6%	51.2%	-26.4%	83.2%	-32.0%
European Union	5.8%	18.7%	12.9%	6.1%	12.6%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	3.8%	3.2%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	4%	6.1%	2.1%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	18%	8.8%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77%	51.2%	-25.8%	83.2%	-32.0%
10+ Years	2.5%	20%	17.5%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	4.3%	7%	2.7%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	8.3%	11.7%	3.4%	2.2%	9.5%
Less than 2 years	8%	10.1%	2.1%	1.9%	8.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60%	76.7%	-16.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	9%	0.9%	8.1%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	6.5%	1.2%	5.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.7%	37.2%	-14.5%
Christian	42.7%	46.2%	-3.5%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	6.7%	1.7%	5.0%
Muslim	16.9%	6.5%	10.4%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Rickmansworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rickmansworth Road was 44.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.5% lower than the Nascot average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rickmansworth Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Nascot and the 87th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -94.6%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in WD18 7BY, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Rickmansworth Road are based on 492 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 7BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 7BY

Average Price
£484,853

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£693,030

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£395,551

Other
£366,561

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rickmansworth Road

Average Price
£439,353

Semi-Detached
£697,866

Terraced
£604,046

Detached
£875,797

Flats/Maisonettes
£285,145

Other
£905,795

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rickmansworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Gate House Place, 25 - 27 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2025-11-03	£306,984
Flat 2 Gate House Place, 25 - 27 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-10-17	£282,839
Flat 4 Gate House Place, 25 - 27 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£335,000	2020-02-28	£348,309
Flat 6 Gate House Place, 25 - 27 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2019-07-05	£357,016
Flat 3 Gate House Place, 25 - 27 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£271,000	2016-03-30	£290,335

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD18 7BY

Employment

WD18 7BY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	129
Self-Employed	57
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	38
Other	25
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Information and communication	19
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	7
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,979 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	3,819 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wall Hall Nursery School University of Hertfordshire , Watford Campus WD25 8AT	- not rated	4,826 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chater Infant School Chater Infant School , Southsea Avenue WD18 7RD	3out of 4	413 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lanchester Primary School Hempstead Road , WD17 3HD	3out of 4	432 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Chater Junior School Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN	- not rated	469 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ	- not rated	720 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Primary School Derby Road , WD17 2LX	2out of 4	1,075 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	689 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	- not rated	689 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	857 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	- not rated	857 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	- not rated	1,451 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	422 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	726 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd 4th Floor , 28 Clarendon Road WD17 1JJ	- not rated	736 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ	4out of 4	1,281 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northfield School Church Road , WD17 4QB	- not rated	1,343 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	2,347 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Forest House	W H Sports Club Limited, 8 Park Avenue	208 yd
The Haven Day Centre	4 Whippendell Road, Watford	292 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri	81 Whippendell Road, Watford	332 yd
Leafi Limited	Town Hall, St Peters Street	340 yd
Aramark Ltd @ West Herts College	West Hertfordshire College, Watford Campus	352 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
West Herts Sports Club	W H Sports Club Limited, 8 Park Avenue	208 yd
Halsey Masonic Hall Watford Ltd	Halsey Masonic Hall, 1 Rickmansworth Road	295 yd
Walkabout Watford (88th St, Value Mighty, Sin City Burgers)	Walkabout, 76 The Parade High Street	393 yd
Steinbeck And Shaw @ PRYZM	127 The Parade High Street, Watford	443 yd
143 Bar	143 The Parade High Street, Watford	443 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spiceland Kebabish	114 Whippendell Road, Watford	361 yd
Ferrys Burger	159A The Parade High Street, Watford	439 yd
Tops Pizza	155 The Parade High Street, Watford	443 yd
TR Cuisine/Wok Walk	157 The Parade High Street, Watford	443 yd
Panda Cuisine	185 The Parade High Street, Watford	457 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	170 Whippendell Road, Watford	512 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury PLC, Albert Road South	523 yd
Nisa Express	54A High Street, Watford	642 yd
Expo Cash And Carry	35 Market Street, Watford	648 yd
Marks And Spencers	91 - 95 High Street, Watford	691 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Herts Sports Club PARK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	88 yd
Watford Central Baths (Closed) Hempstead Road	swimming pool	350 yd
Watford Leisure Centre - Central HEMPSTEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	369 yd
West Herts College Hempstead Road	health and fitness suite	425 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford) THE PARADE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	457 yd
Nrg (Watford) 19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Watford Grammar School For Boys RICKMANSWORTH ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	690 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford) CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	717 yd
Cassiobury Park PARK PARK CASSIOBURY PARK	grass pitches, tennis courts	764 yd
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium) VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD	grass pitches	872 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	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	30.0%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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