Sheepcot Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7DL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WD25 7DL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	51.4%	1.6%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	50.2%	48.6%	-1.6%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 WD25 7DL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.3% 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	42.4%	43.3%	0.9%	37.9%	5.4%
Married: Opposite sex	39.3%	40.9%	1.6%	44.2%	-3.3%
Separated	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	12.5%	7.7%	-4.8%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	6.1%	-1.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.8%	56.8%	7.0%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	39.2%	35.5%	-3.7%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	8.4%	5.8%	-2.6%	12.7%	-6.9%
Bad health	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	13.8%	13.1%	-0.7%	18.2%	-5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	7.8%	-6.5%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	11.7%	-7.9%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	4%	9.2%	5.2%	5.3%	3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.5%	17.5%	1.0%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	25.9%	37.4%	11.5%	33.8%	3.6%
Other	5.8%	3.4%	-2.4%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.6% 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)
Chinese	0%	2%	2.0%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	6.2%	10.2%	4.0%	3.1%	7.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	0.8%	3.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	82.4%	68.6%	-13.8%	81.4%	-12.8%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.2%	79.3%	-4.9%	83.2%	-3.9%
European Union	5.1%	6.3%	1.2%	6.1%	0.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	5.1%	5.5%	0.4%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	3.7%	5.5%	1.8%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.2%	78.4%	-4.8%	83.2%	-4.8%
10+ Years	0.4%	13.5%	13.1%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	3.3%	5%	1.7%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.7%	-2.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	8.1%	0.4%	-7.7%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	45.6%	46.2%	-0.6%
Hindu	9.7%	1.7%	8.0%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Sheepcot Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sheepcot Lane was 83.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.6% lower than the Woodside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sheepcot Lane has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Woodside and the 117th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.2%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in WD25 7DL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Sheepcot Lane are based on 352 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 Sheepcot Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7DL

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD25 7DL

Average Price
£656,356

Semi-Detached
£465,315

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£675,460

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sheepcot Lane

Average Price
£509,250

Semi-Detached
£542,425

Terraced
£468,994

Detached
£720,801

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,471

Other
£8,754

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sheepcot LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
265 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£465,000	2021-06-04	£491,659
279 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2020-10-23	£484,888
269 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£420,500	2020-10-01	£471,990
295 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£467,500	2017-09-08	£535,642
291 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2017-04-07	£427,108

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD25 7DL

Employment

WD25 7DL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Construction	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	10
Information and communication	10
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	930 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leavesden JMI School High Road , Leavesden WD25 7QZ	3out of 4	410 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery The Brow , WD25 7NX	4out of 4	528 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway Infants' School North Approach , WD25 0ES	3out of 4	660 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway Junior School Briar Road , WD25 0JH	3out of 4	739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Hazelwood Lane , WD5 0LG	3out of 4	1,356 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	1,127 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parmiter's School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU	4out of 4	1,619 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	3,574 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF	4out of 4	4,890 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	4,179 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Garston Manor School Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR	3out of 4	1,242 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
High Elms Manor School High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX	- not rated	1,280 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough Secondary School Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT	- not rated	1,322 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough Primary School Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ	- not rated	1,324 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Breakspeare School Gallows Hill Lane , WD5 0BU	4out of 4	1,528 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
Woodside Community Association	Woodside Community Centre, 48 The Brow	441 yd
Kingswood Cafe	99 North Approach, Watford	497 yd
BaxterStorey @ ASOS Leavesden	6 Hercules Way, Leavesden	551 yd
Chaiiwala @ Sheepcot Service Station	Sheepcot Service Station, North Orbital Road	593 yd
Aroma Kitchen	1 Katherine Place, College Road	782 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Hammer In Hand	Hammer In Hand, Ganders Ash		289 yd
The Swan	The Swan Public House, College Road		1,064 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Haines Fish & Grill	146 - 148 Haines Way, Watford	345 yd
Home Pizza	Unit 2, 59 The Brow	547 yd
Favorite Chicken	57 The Brow, Watford	577 yd
Barkers Fish & Chips Takeaway	Shop, 4 Katherine Place	782 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	89 - 91 North Approach, Watford	497 yd
Nisa Local	65 The Brow, Watford	564 yd
Tesco	11 Katherine Place, College Road	782 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsway Junior School BRIAR ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	686 yd
Kidsports (Watford) (Closed) Woodside Leisure Park Woodside Leisure Park North Orbital Road	health and fitness suite	801 yd
Watford Indoor Bowls Club HORSESHOE LANE	indoor bowls	898 yd
Watford Leisure Centre - Woodside WOODSIDE LEISURE CENTRE WOODSIDE LEISURE CENTRE HORSESHOE LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	957 yd
Woodside Playing Field Horseshoe Lane	grass pitches	976 yd
Francis Combe Academy HORSESHOE LANE	grass pitches	1,070 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	170.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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