Bowmans Green, Watford, WD25 9UP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WD25 9UP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.4%	51.7%	-1.7%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	46.6%	48.3%	1.7%	49.0%	-0.7%

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	40.2%	40.1%	-0.1%	37.9%	2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	39.5%	43.2%	3.7%	44.2%	-1.0%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	10.7%	7.7%	-3.0%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	7.3%	7.7%	0.4%	6.1%	1.6%

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	37.6%	41.4%	3.8%	48.4%	-7.0%
Good health	40.5%	40.6%	0.1%	33.6%	7.0%
Fair health	15.2%	13.3%	-1.9%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	28.7%	22.4%	-6.3%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.6%	9.8%	-7.8%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	14%	-4.4%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6.6%	4.7%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	13.6%	2.1%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	18%	28.7%	10.7%	33.8%	-5.1%
Other	3.8%	4.9%	1.1%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.4% 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	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	0%	8.3%	8.3%	3.1%	5.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	8.6%	6.7%	-1.9%	2.5%	4.2%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	2.9%	1.1%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	79.9%	70.4%	-9.5%	81.4%	-11.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.7% 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	90.5%	77.7%	-12.8%	83.2%	-5.5%
European Union	3.2%	9.3%	6.1%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	4%	4%	0.0%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	6.4%	5.3%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	1.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.5%	77.9%	-10.6%	83.2%	-5.3%
10+ Years	0%	12.2%	12.2%	9.8%	2.4%
5-10 Years	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	3.4%	3.5%	0.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	6.3%	2.7%	-3.6%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
No passport held	14.9%	13.5%	1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.8%	37.2%	-5.4%
Christian	51.3%	46.2%	5.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	8.8%	1.7%	7.1%
Muslim	1.3%	6.5%	-5.2%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Bowmans Green Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowmans Green was 98.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.9% lower than the Meriden average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bowmans Green has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden and the 90th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.9%.

🔎 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. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in WD25 9UP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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 Bowmans Green are based on 35 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 Bowmans Green, Watford, WD25 9UP

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD25 9UP

Average Price
£389,981

Semi-Detached
£391,394

Terraced
£462,950

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,801

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowmans Green

Average Price
£348,140

Semi-Detached
£431,387

Terraced
£396,095

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£229,759

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowmans GreenStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Bowmans Green, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-08-01	£514,630
23 Bowmans Green, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-11-21	£438,916
15 Bowmans Green, Watford, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£357,000	2019-07-11	£426,333
23 Bowmans Green, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£357,000	2016-01-22	£467,500
23A Bowmans Green, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2015-12-16	£314,392

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD25 9UP

Employment

WD25 9UP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% 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.

WD25 9UP 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	109
Self-Employed	37
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	30
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	20
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	14
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Real estate activities	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	1,467 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxhey Early Years Centre Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	4out of 4	5,084 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grove Academy Fourth Avenue , WD25 9RH	3out of 4	256 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Northfield Gardens , WD24 7RL	3out of 4	876 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkgate Junior School Southwold Road , WD24 7DN	4out of 4	1,267 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Coates Way , Garston WD25 9NW	3out of 4	1,451 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knutsford Primary Academy Balmoral Road , WD24 7ER	2out of 4	1,475 yd	Academy converter	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	1,960 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	1,993 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Michael's Catholic High School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0SS	4out of 4	2,039 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parmiter's School High Elms Lane , Garston WD25 0UU	4out of 4	2,523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens' School Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY	3out of 4	3,136 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,293 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanborough Primary School Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ	- not rated	1,004 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanborough Secondary School Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT	- not rated	1,115 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Garston Manor School Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR	3out of 4	1,849 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
High Elms Manor School High Elms Lane , WD25 0JX	- not rated	2,459 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edge Grove School High Cross , Aldenham WD25 8NL	- not rated	2,834 yd	Other independent 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
Chiqizza	160 Plover House, York Way	232 yd
Meriden Kitchen	162 Plover House, York Way	232 yd
Random Cafe	Meriden Garden, 24A Garsmouth Way	326 yd
Tim Hortons	6B North Western Avenue, Watford	543 yd
Flourish Cafe & Pizzeria	Unit 2, Garnett Close	574 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Buns R Us @ The Badger	The Badger, 120 The Gossamers		151 yd
The Badger	120 The Gossamers, Watford		157 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Panku	Asda Stores Limited, St Albans Road	763 yd
Watford Pizza Kebab	529 St Albans Road, Watford	884 yd
Ocean's Pearl	13 Garston Park Parade, Watford	977 yd
Panda Inn	8 Garston Park Parade, Watford	977 yd
Bubbles 'N' Waffles	8 Garston Park Parade, Watford	977 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op	174 Plover House, York Way	232 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	543 yd
Sainsbury's Local Petrol Station	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	543 yd
Greggs @ Sainsburys Dome	J Sainsbury Plc, North Western Avenue	543 yd
Asda Stores	Asda Stores Limited, St Albans Road	763 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Meriden Community Centre Garsmouth Way	artificial grass pitch	514 yd
Lea Farm Recreation Ground First Avenue	tennis courts	611 yd
Stanborough Park STANBOROUGH PARK	grass pitches	914 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	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.2%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	120.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WD25 9UP