Orphanage Road, Watford, WD24 4QZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WD24 4QZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	51.8%	3.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	51.7%	48.2%	-3.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WD24 4QZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.3%	43.6%	-2.7%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.2%	40.7%	1.5%	44.2%	-3.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	9.2%	7.8%	-1.4%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	6.1%	-0.9%

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	45.1%	40.3%	-4.8%	48.4%	-8.1%
Good health	35.5%	40%	4.5%	33.6%	6.4%
Fair health	13.6%	13.7%	0.1%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	1.2%	0.9%

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	20.1%	19.6%	-0.5%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	23%	12.4%	-10.6%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	18%	3.2%	13.4%	4.6%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	14.4%	1.3%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	19.8%	29.1%	9.3%	33.8%	-4.7%
Other	7.4%	4.2%	-3.2%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.9% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4%	4%	0.0%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	13%	23.2%	10.2%	2.7%	20.5%
Other Asian	3.5%	6.1%	2.6%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	2.6%	0.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
White	67.3%	54.9%	-12.4%	81.4%	-26.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.4% 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	73.1%	70.4%	-2.7%	83.2%	-12.8%
European Union	6.6%	9.8%	3.2%	6.1%	3.7%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	3.5%	2.6%	-0.9%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	13.5%	1.4%	5.6%	7.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.8%	70%	-2.8%	83.2%	-13.2%
10+ Years	5.5%	19.7%	14.2%	9.8%	9.9%
5-10 Years	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	3.9%	-11.7%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.6%	76.7%	-1.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.3%	37.2%	-10.9%
Christian	31.8%	46.2%	-14.4%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	28.2%	6.5%	21.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Orphanage Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Orphanage Road was 124.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.4% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Orphanage Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Central and the 60th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in WD24 4QZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Orphanage Road are based on 54 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 Orphanage Road, Watford, WD24 4QZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD24 4QZ

Average Price
£331,019

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£331,019

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Orphanage Road

Average Price
£451,920

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£358,284

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£440,679

Other
£752,880

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Orphanage Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 The Lodge Orphanage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2021-08-12	£273,575
8 The Lodge Orphanage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-04-29	£344,636
10 The Lodge Orphanage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2020-07-17	£326,348
6 The Lodge Orphanage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£321,000	2020-01-24	£355,508
10 The Lodge Orphanage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£229,950	2014-08-15	£321,215

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD24 4QZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	26
Other	22
Unemployed	21
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	18
Other	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Manufacturing	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	11
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	5
Real estate 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 Early Years Centre Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	4out of 4	2,499 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	3,193 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 32 Clarendon Road , WD17 1JJ	3out of 4	558 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Primary School Derby Road , WD17 2LX	3out of 4	819 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lanchester Primary School Hempstead Road , WD17 3HD	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Knutsford Primary Academy Balmoral Road , WD24 7ER	2out of 4	1,156 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chater Junior School Addiscombe Road , WD18 0WN	4out of 4	1,259 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	628 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	1,262 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	1,801 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Queens' School Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY	3out of 4	1,916 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane , WD18 6NS	3out of 4	2,521 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	1,060 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	1,700 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Purcell School Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS	- not rated	2,004 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane , WD18 6LJ	4out of 4	2,355 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School Hartspring Cottage , Elton Way WD25 8HB	- not rated	2,631 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Falconer School Falconer Road , WD23 3AT	3out of 4	2,688 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
J D Wetherspoon Plc	Wetherspoon House, Reeds Crescent	223 yd
Caffee Beldj Limited	Oak House, Reeds Crescent	297 yd
KPMG Staff Restaurant And Cafe	KPMG Building, 58 Clarendon Road	343 yd
Hilton Worldwide	Maple Court Central Park, Reeds Crescent	344 yd
Estcourt Tavern	The Estcourt Tavern, 25 Estcourt Road	362 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wellington Arms	The Wellington Arms PH, 2 Woodford Road	227 yd
The Estcourt Arms	2 St Johns Road, Watford	264 yd
O'Neills	O'Neills, Station Road	489 yd
The Golden Lion	17 Estcourt Road, Watford	529 yd
Watford Social Club	70 - 72 Queens Road, Watford	548 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
King Cod	209C Queens Road, Watford	156 yd
New Imperial	138 Queens Road, Watford	351 yd
Giardino 14 Coffee	Store On Platforms 9 And 10, Watford Junction Station	406 yd
Costa Coffee	Watford Junction Station, Station Road	407 yd
AMT Coffee Watford	Watford Junction Station, Station Road	407 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury PLC, Albert Road South	690 yd
Marks And Spencers	91 - 95 High Street, Watford	781 yd
Nisa Express	54A High Street, Watford	812 yd
Co-operative Group	160 - 162 St Albans Road, Watford	946 yd
Tesco	114D High Street, Watford	959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Radlett Road Playing Fields Radlett Road	grass pitches	417 yd
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed) Queens Road	health and fitness suite	630 yd
Waterfields Recreation Ground (Closed) Shaftesbury Road	grass pitches	660 yd
Ymca Community Gym (Watford) CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER HOUSE CHARTER PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	686 yd
Nrg (Watford) 19-21 19-21 CLARENDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	698 yd
Knutsford Playing Fields Radlett Road	grass pitches	739 yd
Fitness4Less (Watford) THE PARADE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	799 yd
Watford Leisure Centre - Central HEMPSTEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	989 yd
Watford Central Baths (Closed) Hempstead Road	swimming pool	1,042 yd
The Gym (Watford) 15 15 IMPERIAL WAY	health and fitness suite	1,084 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	79.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	98.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

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