Kensington Avenue is in Watford and in Watford district. WD18 7RY is located in the Vicarage electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Watford. This postcode has been in use since 2000-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about Kensington Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WD18 7RZ, WD18 7DU, WD18 7DX, WD18 7SA, WD18 7RW, WD18 7SB, WD18 7JL, WD18 7RU, WD18 7RS.

Kensington Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kensington Avenue are based on 203 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 7RY

Average Price
£414,650
Semi-Detached
£421,912
Terraced
£420,713
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£162,449
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kensington Avenue

Average Price
£396,423
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kensington AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
100 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£375,0002023-04-14 £348,993
30 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£480,0002022-07-01 £445,827
6 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£475,0002022-03-15 £467,567
50 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£465,0002022-03-11 £457,723
16 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£283,0582021-06-29 £283,632

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 		1,920 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road, WD25 0DX 		4,319 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 4Chater Infant School
Southsea Avenue, WD18 7RD 		402 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chater Junior School
Addiscombe Road, WD18 0WN 		789 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ascot Road Primary School
Ascot Road, WD18 8AD 		860 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Croxley View, WD18 6BW 		900 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lanchester Primary School
Hempstead Road, WD17 3HD 		954 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, WD18 7JF 		154 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, WD18 6NS 		845 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, WD18 0AE 		1,203 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
- not ratedCroxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green WD3 3LR 		1,399 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way, WD24 4PT 		2,368 yd University technical college No 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 		930 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 		684 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMerchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, HA6 2HT 		2,509 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedLongwood School
Bushey Hall Drive, WD23 2QG 		2,892 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMerchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road WD3 1LW 		3,001 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
4out of 4Colnbrook School
Hayling Road, WD19 7UY 		3,403 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
Chicos Parmi N Shakes158 Whippendell Road, Watford318 yd
Brazuca Bar160 Whippendell Road, Watford321 yd
Med Cakes308 Whippendell Road, Watford324 yd
Cafe Cidade83B Whippendell Road, Watford384 yd
Forest HouseW H Sports Club Limited, 8 Park Avenue504 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
West Herts Sports ClubW H Sports Club Limited, 8 Park Avenue504 yd
Pangea Spirit1 Metropolitan Station Approach, Watford616 yd
The Red Lion105 Vicarage Road, Watford772 yd
The Shamrock510 Whippendell Road, Watford778 yd
The Oddfellows14 Fearnley Street, Watford785 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
King Of Pizza96 Queens Avenue, Watford222 yd
Yummy Yummy Take Away104 Princes Avenue, Watford259 yd
China Garden168 Whippendell Road, Watford318 yd
Pizza And Kebab Corner288 - 290 Whippendell Road, Watford324 yd
BVRGR CO310 Whippendell Road, Watford324 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco170 Whippendell Road, Watford318 yd
Budgens1 Printers Avenue, Watford833 yd
Expo Cash And Carry35 Market Street, Watford1,013 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Watford Grammar School For Boys
RICKMANSWORTH ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts270 yd
West Herts Sports Club
PARK AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts580 yd
Westfield Community Sports Centre
WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE TOLPITS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite720 yd
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium)
VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM VICARAGE ROAD 		grass pitches805 yd
Cassiobury Park
PARK PARK CASSIOBURY PARK 		grass pitches, tennis courts825 yd
Westfield Academy
TOLPITS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool855 yd
West Herts College
Hempstead Road 		health and fitness suite934 yd
Watford Central Baths (Closed)
Hempstead Road 		swimming pool939 yd
Watford Leisure Centre - Central
HEMPSTEAD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool976 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford)
THE PARADE HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite1,030 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 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/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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed154.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Kensington Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 663 crimes were reported near Kensington Avenue . Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WD18 7RY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Kensington Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RY

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 663
Anti Social Behaviour 208
Violence And Sexual Offences 187
Vehicle Crime 70
Other Theft 58
Criminal Damage And Arson 54
Public Order 27
Drugs 12
Burglary 10
Other Crime 10
Robbery 9
Bicycle Theft 8
Possession Of Weapons 4
Shoplifting 3
Theft From The Person 3

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Belgrave Avenue463 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Harwoods Road300 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Whippendell Road375 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Benskin Road462 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Benskin Road462 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Benskin Road462 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wilfred Close377 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Neilson Close396 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Premier Place215 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Princes Avenue170 yd
More Crime Statistics for Kensington Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WD18 7RY 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 Employee145
Retired31
Part-Time Employee31
Self-Employed29
Looking after home or family22
Student (economically inactive)21
Other13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities51
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Education22
Transport and storage19
Administrative and support service activities19
Information and communication13
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Other10
Manufacturing7
Construction6
Accommodation and food service activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female187
Male220

Partnership Status

Single109
Married: Opposite sex166
Married: Same sex1
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed12

Health

Very good health218
Good health137
Fair health31
Bad health17
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications52
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
Degree or Similar 140
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian25
Pakistani107
Other Asian44
Black African11
Black Caribbean13
Other Black11
Mixed White and Asian11
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other6
White164
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom208
European Union54
Rest of Europe2
Africa20
Middle East and Asia102
The Americas and the Caribbean20

Length of Residence

Born in the UK208
10+ Years130
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom295
Ireland4
France1
Germany2
Italy12
Portugal10
Spain3
Lithuania3
Romania6
Other EU countries11
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia21
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America9
No passport held15

Religion

No religion75
Christian148
Buddhist8
Hindu26
Jewish4
Muslim133
Not answered13
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