The Gateway is in Watford and in Watford district. WD18 7HN is located in the Holywell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Watford. This postcode has been in use since 2005-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Gateway, Watford, WD18 7HN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WD18 7HQ, WD18 7PL, WD18 7HW, WD18 7QB, WD18 7QX, WD18 7PN, WD18 7PT, WD18 7HG, WD18 7QJ.

The Gateway Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Gateway are based on 233 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 7HN

Average Price
£104,627
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£104,627
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Gateway

Average Price
£367,504
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The GatewayStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 24 Copperdale Court The Gateway, Watford, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£126,0002022-10-05 £117,168
Flat 34 Copperdale Court The Gateway, Watford, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£205,0002022-08-15 £191,200
Flat 36 Copperdale Court The Gateway, Watford, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£99,0002021-11-19 £97,984
Flat 25 Copperdale Court The Gateway, Watford, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£112,2002017-12-15 £105,564
Flat 22 Copperdale Court The Gateway, Watford, Hertfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£108,0002016-09-13 £101,657

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Oxhey Early Years Centre
Eastbury Road, Oxhey WD19 4RL 		2,200 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road, WD25 0DX 		4,833 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ascot Road Primary School
Ascot Road, WD18 8AD 		190 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Croxley View, WD18 6BW 		425 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holywell Primary School
Tolpits Lane, WD18 6LL 		872 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chater Infant School
Southsea Avenue, WD18 7RD 		1,104 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Laurance Haines School
Vicarage Road, WD18 0DD 		1,209 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, WD18 6NS 		635 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, WD18 7JF 		745 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
- not ratedCroxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green WD3 3LR 		780 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, WD18 0AE 		1,835 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill, WD3 3AQ 		2,634 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWest Herts College
Watford Campus, Hempstead Road WD17 3EZ 		1,590 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Tolpits Lane, WD18 6LJ 		609 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMerchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, HA6 2HT 		2,059 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedMerchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road WD3 1LW 		2,368 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
- not ratedYork House School
Sarratt Road, Croxley Green WD3 4LW 		3,162 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colnbrook School
Hayling Road, WD19 7UY 		3,485 yd Community special 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Pucka Tucka506 Whippendell Road, Watford178 yd
Rising Sun, Brewers FayreBrewers Fayre And Travel Inn, 2 Ascot Road304 yd
Bmt Catering Ltd @ Storm Technologies2 The Boulevard, Blackmoor Lane464 yd
Costa Coffee153 High Street, Rickmansworth475 yd
Med Cakes308 Whippendell Road, Watford531 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Shamrock510 Whippendell Road, Watford178 yd
Pangea Spirit1 Metropolitan Station Approach, Watford789 yd
The HarvesterHarvester, Watford Road881 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
New Happy Place Chinese Takeaway500 Whippendell Road, Watford178 yd
Yummy Yummy Take Away104 Princes Avenue, Watford530 yd
Pizza And Kebab Corner288 - 290 Whippendell Road, Watford531 yd
BVRGR CO310 Whippendell Road, Watford531 yd
King Of Pizza96 Queens Avenue, Watford631 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Budgens1 Printers Avenue, Watford183 yd
Tesco170 Whippendell Road, Watford1,006 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Westfield Community Sports Centre
WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE TOLPITS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite348 yd
Westfield Academy
TOLPITS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool455 yd
Watford Grammar School For Boys
RICKMANSWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts700 yd
Pump Gyms (Watford) (Closed)
PARK HOUSE 15-19 PARK HOUSE 15-19 GREENHILL CRESCENT 		health and fitness suite804 yd
Anytime Fitness (Croxley Park)
THE HIVE THE HIVE HATTERS LANE 		health and fitness suite902 yd
King George V Playing Fields
Tolpits Lane 		grass pitches975 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 95.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 95.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed82.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed29.99 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Gateway Street dangerous?

In 2023, 474 crimes were reported near The Gateway . Only 21% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WD18 7HN.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Gateway, Watford, WD18 7HN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 474
Violence And Sexual Offences 152
Anti Social Behaviour 145
Vehicle Crime 53
Other Theft 41
Criminal Damage And Arson 26
Public Order 12
Burglary 12
Drugs 10
Bicycle Theft 6
Robbery 5
Possession Of Weapons 4
Theft From The Person 3
Other Crime 3
Shoplifting 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WD18 7HN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sydney Road236 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Raven Close413 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Maythorne Close264 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Neilson Close343 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Beggars Bush Lane505 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sheraton Mews502 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near West Gate Mews212 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Sydney Road236 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Whippendell Road493 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Royal Court488 yd
More Crime Statistics for The Gateway, Watford, WD18 7HN

Employment

WD18 7HN area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

WD18 7HN area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WD18 7HN area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee67
Self-Employed18
Part-Time Employee10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other6
Looking after home or family6
Student (economically inactive)6
Unemployed6
Retired6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles62
Human health and social work activities45
Information and communication30
Construction23
Education21
Administrative and support service activities21
Financial and insurance activities19
Other16
Transport and storage16
Manufacturing15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Accommodation and food service activities11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Real estate activities6
Mining and quarrying3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female83
Male96

Partnership Status

Single62
Married: Opposite sex57
Separated3
Divorced13
Widowed2

Health

Very good health102
Good health59
Fair health13
Bad health3
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications17
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 48
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese4
Indian37
Pakistani18
Other Asian8
Black African9
Black Caribbean6
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other8
White81
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom103
European Union30
Rest of Europe2
Africa11
Middle East and Asia30
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK103
10+ Years35
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom119
Ireland1
France1
Italy3
Portugal2
Poland4
Romania16
Other EU countries2
Other Europe2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia18
South-East Asia1
Central and South America1
No passport held7

Religion

No religion31
Christian67
Buddhist4
Hindu25
Jewish3
Muslim36
Sikh1
Not answered14
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