Blackmoor Lane, Watford, WD18 8GA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WD18 8GA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.5% 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	60%	55.5%	-4.5%	51.0%	4.5%
Male	40%	44.5%	4.5%	49.0%	-4.5%

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	43.5%	41.2%	-2.3%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	38.7%	41.2%	2.5%	44.2%	-3.0%
Separated	5.4%	6.9%	1.5%	2.2%	4.7%
Divorced	8.1%	7.4%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.3%	49.5%	7.2%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	40.8%	33.2%	-7.6%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	11.3%	14.1%	2.8%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	23.1%	20.4%	-2.7%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22.6%	14.1%	-8.5%	9.6%	4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	18.4%	9.3%	13.4%	5.0%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	5.3%	-1.2%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	13.1%	1.8%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	17.7%	23.3%	5.6%	33.8%	-10.5%
Other	9.7%	5.3%	-4.4%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.7% 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%	1.8%	0.3%	1.1%	0.7%
Indian	3.8%	5%	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	12.1%	10.6%	-1.5%	2.7%	7.9%
Other Asian	5.3%	6%	0.7%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	7.2%	10.6%	3.4%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	0.7%	-4.2%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	60%	55.7%	-4.3%	81.4%	-25.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.9% 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	74%	66.9%	-7.1%	83.2%	-16.3%
European Union	5.7%	7.4%	1.7%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	4.9%	10.6%	5.7%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	12.5%	13.4%	0.9%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.3%	67.4%	-3.9%	83.2%	-15.8%
10+ Years	0%	24.8%	24.8%	9.8%	15.0%
5-10 Years	2.6%	5.3%	2.7%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	7.5%	0.7%	-6.8%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	1.8%	-16.7%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.7%	37.2%	-6.5%
Christian	36.4%	46.2%	-9.8%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	23%	6.5%	16.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Blackmoor Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackmoor Lane was 557.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 414.1% higher than the Holywell average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Blackmoor Lane has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Holywell and the 10th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 191.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 58.5%.

🔎 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. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in WD18 8GA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Blackmoor Lane are based on 2 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 Blackmoor Lane, Watford, WD18 8GA

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD18 8GA

Average Price
£168,671

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£168,671

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackmoor Lane

Average Price
£173,046

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£173,046

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackmoor LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Blackmoor Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£240,000	2020-12-21	£263,149
The Pavilion Blackmoor Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Other, an established residential building	£79,000	2016-07-26	£82,942

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD18 8GA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	22
Looking after home or family	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Self-Employed	12
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Manufacturing	11
Education	11
Other	10
Construction	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	2,700 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	5,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ascot Road Primary School Ascot Road , WD18 8AD	3out of 4	614 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Malvern Way , Croxley Green WD3 3QQ	4out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Croxley View , WD18 6BW	4out of 4	807 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holywell Primary School Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LL	3out of 4	1,102 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little Green Junior School Lincoln Drive , Croxley Green WD3 3NJ	3out of 4	1,509 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Croxley Danes School Baldwins Lane , Croxley Green WD3 3LR	- not rated	444 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	3out of 4	1,102 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	1,411 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Rickmansworth School Scots Hill , WD3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,946 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	2,509 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	2,224 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	1,168 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merchant Taylors' School Sandy Lodge , HA6 2HT	- not rated	1,914 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Merchant Taylors' Prep School Moor Farm , Sandy Lodge Road WD3 1LW	- not rated	1,916 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
York House School Sarratt Road , Croxley Green WD3 4LW	- not rated	2,726 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth Park , Chorleywood Road WD3 4HF	- not rated	3,251 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bmt Catering Ltd @ Storm Technologies	2 The Boulevard, Blackmoor Lane	228 yd
Elior UK PLC @ Croxley Park	Cafe, The Hive	345 yd
BaxterStorey - The Café At The Hive	Building 1, Marlins Meadow	374 yd
Rising Sun, Brewers Fayre	Brewers Fayre And Travel Inn, 2 Ascot Road	499 yd
Cafe Amici	53 Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green	500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Harvester	Harvester, Watford Road	369 yd
Royal British Legion	161 - 163 Watford Road, Croxley Green	612 yd
The Shamrock	510 Whippendell Road, Watford	651 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Happy Place Chinese Takeaway	500 Whippendell Road, Watford	651 yd
Croxley Express Bbq	202A Watford Road, Croxley Green	764 yd
Farmhouse Pizza Takeaway	188B Watford Road, Croxley Green	866 yd
The Viking	73 Tolpits Lane, Watford	1,009 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative Food	1 Winton Approach, Croxley Green		508 yd
Budgens	1 Printers Avenue, Watford		591 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Croxley Park) THE HIVE THE HIVE HATTERS LANE	health and fitness suite	359 yd
Pump Gyms (Watford) (Closed) PARK HOUSE 15-19 PARK HOUSE 15-19 GREENHILL CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Westfield Academy TOLPITS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	884 yd
Westfield Community Sports Centre WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE TOLPITS LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	889 yd
West Herts Golf Club ROUSEBARN LANE	golf	1,032 yd
Pump Gyms Watford Tolpits Lane TOLPITS LANE	health and fitness suite	1,075 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%

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

Overview of WD18 8GA