West Drive, Watford, WD25 0AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WD25 0AL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% of residents 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	47.9%	47.8%	-0.1%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	52.1%	52.2%	0.1%	49.0%	3.2%

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	39.7%	40%	0.3%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	45.1%	4.9%	44.2%	0.9%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	3.3%	0.9%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	13.4%	9.3%	-4.1%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	44.2%	49.2%	5.0%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	41.1%	33.2%	-7.9%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	8.7%	10.5%	1.8%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	4.9%	5.5%	0.6%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	1.2%	0.4%

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	14.4%	14.4%	0.0%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	6.5%	-8.8%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	15.3%	3.8%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	4.7%	-0.1%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.7%	15.3%	-3.4%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	29.2%	40.5%	11.3%	33.8%	6.7%
Other	6.2%	3.3%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.7% 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	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0.8%	6.6%	5.8%	2.7%	3.9%
Other Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	3.4%	9.7%	6.3%	2.5%	7.2%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	4.3%	0.1%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	78.5%	67.7%	-10.8%	81.4%	-13.7%
Arab	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.3% 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	88.7%	73.3%	-15.4%	83.2%	-9.9%
European Union	3.8%	10.2%	6.4%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	4.2%	9%	4.8%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	5.5%	3.6%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.3%	73.6%	-11.7%	83.2%	-9.6%
10+ Years	0.4%	16.5%	16.1%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	1.1%	4.3%	3.2%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	2.8%	-8.5%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.4%	76.7%	-0.3%
Ireland	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.8%	37.2%	-13.4%
Christian	53.5%	46.2%	7.3%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	8.6%	6.5%	2.1%
Other religion	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is West Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Drive was 88.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.2% higher than the Stanborough average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Drive has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Stanborough and the 109th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in WD25 0AL, 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 West Drive are based on 48 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 West Drive, Watford, WD25 0AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD25 0AL

Average Price
£350,390

Semi-Detached
£459,040

Terraced
£396,729

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£268,496

Other
£156,081

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Drive

Average Price
£341,665

Semi-Detached
£482,530

Terraced
£422,212

Detached
£294,478

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,345

Other
£157,862

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 West Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2025-08-22	£472,386
1 West Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2024-05-17	£392,184
14 West Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-05-10	£320,180
14 West Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£286,000	2021-03-12	£293,836
16 West Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£477,950	2018-07-10	£573,540

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD25 0AL

Employment

WD25 0AL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	8
Looking after home or family	8
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Construction	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	14
Education	14
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxhey Early Years Centre Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	4out of 4	5,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cherry Tree Primary School Berry Avenue , WD24 6ST	3out of 4	297 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway Junior School Briar Road , WD25 0JH	3out of 4	681 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway Infants' School North Approach , WD25 0ES	3out of 4	776 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard Primary School Gammons Lane , WD24 5JW	3out of 4	915 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Northfield Gardens , WD24 7RL	3out of 4	1,025 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Future Academies Watford Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW	2out of 4	1,882 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	2,197 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS	4out of 4	2,282 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parmiter's School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU	4out of 4	2,556 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	3,606 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	2,842 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanborough Secondary School Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT	- not rated	510 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough Primary School Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ	- not rated	765 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garston Manor School Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR	3out of 4	1,884 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
High Elms Manor School High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX	- not rated	2,306 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Breakspeare School Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU	4out of 4	2,735 yd	Community special 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
Hertfordshire Fire & Ambulance Brigade	Garston Fire Station, 530 St Albans Road	595 yd
Dome Kitchen Ltd (t/a Dome Café & Desi Kitchen)	413 St Albans Road, Watford	628 yd
New Shapla Tandoori	103 - 105 Longspring, Watford	668 yd
Indian Sizzler	97 Longspring, Watford	668 yd
McDonalds	331 St Albans Road, Watford	784 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Everett Rovers	Everett Rovers FC, Dodd Road		294 yd
The Dome	417 - 421 St Albans Road, Watford		607 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok Express	423 St Albans Road, Watford	607 yd
Watford Pizza Kebab	529 St Albans Road, Watford	622 yd
Farmhouse Pizza Also Giant's Burger	468 St Albans Road, Watford	633 yd
Papa John's Pizza	474 St Albans Road, Watford	633 yd
Teddy Bear Bubble Tea	482 St Albans Road, Watford	639 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores	Asda Stores Limited, St Albans Road	936 yd
Tesco Express	89 - 91 North Approach, Watford	954 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	991 yd
Sainsbury's Local Petrol Station	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	991 yd
Greggs @ Sainsburys Dome	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	991 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leggatts Way LEGGATTS PLAYING FIELD LEGGATTS PLAYING FIELD DODD ROAD	grass pitches	306 yd
Everett Rovers Fc NORTH WESTERN AVENUE	grass pitches	312 yd
Cherry Tree Primary School BERRY AVENUE	grass pitches	325 yd
Stanborough Secondary School STANBOROUGH PARK	grass pitches	442 yd
Leavesden Recreation Ground (Closed) Clarke Way	grass pitches	467 yd
Harebreaks Recreation Ground The Harebreaks	grass pitches	668 yd
Bill Everett Community Centre (Closed) Leggatts Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	711 yd
Stanborough Park STANBOROUGH PARK	grass pitches	760 yd
Kingsway Junior School BRIAR ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	787 yd
St Marks Church Hall LEGGATTS WAY		807 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	25.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	93.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

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