Area Information for Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA

Summary Back to Top

Rickmansworth Road in Watford is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Park ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Watford. This page combines information for the address Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of WD18 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for WD18 7JA.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Watford
Ward Park
Constituency Watford * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA:

Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JB
Shepherds Road, Watford, WD18 7HU
Harwoods Road, Watford, WD18 7RX
Mildred Avenue, Watford, WD18 7EH
Mildred Avenue, Watford, WD18 7DX
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about WD18 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (1 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found one property sale in Rickmansworth Road since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 47
Semi-Detached 38
Terraced 5
Flat (Purpose-Built) 8
Flat (Converted) 12
Total 110
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 35
Owned with Mortgage 43
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 6
Rented: Other Social 14
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 8
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 110

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 24
Two People 23
Three People 23
Four People 25
Five People 8
Six People 4
Seven People 3
8+ People 2
Total 112

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Rickmansworth Road, Watford consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 24
Family Household 68
Other Household 16
Total 108

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 40
Deprived In One Dimension 44
Deprived In Two Dimensions 18
Deprived In Three Dimensions 8
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 110

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Watford constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 53% male.

Gender
Male 184
Female 167
Total 351

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 10
5-9 15
10-14 33
15-19 43
20-24 13
25-29 15
30-34 13
35-39 20
40-44 19
45-49 45
50-54 30
55-59 15
60-64 19
65-69 15
70-74 15
75-79 11
80-84 6
85+ 10
Total 347

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode WD18 7JA does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 93
Married 158
Separated 9
Divorced 12
Widowed 11
Total 283

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 169
Good 118
Fair 43
Bad 15
Very Bad 5
Total 350

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 118
Apprenticeship 2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 44
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
No GCSEs or Equivalent 57
Other 11
Total 283

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Ethnic Group Embed This

Rickmansworth Road, Watford can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 41% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 144
Mixed Ethnicity 13
Indian 55
Pakistani 73
Bangladeshi 1
Chinese 11
Other Asian 13
Black African 6
Black Caribbean 4
Other Black/African/Caribbean 2
Arab 9
Other 19
Total 350

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Rickmansworth Road, Watford), 64% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 223
European Union 18
Rest of Europe 9
Africa 25
Middle East and Asia 71
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 3
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 350

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 223
10+ Years 88
5-10 Years 13
2-5 Years 17
Less Than 2 Years 9
Total 350

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to WD18 7JA.

Passport(s) Held
None 21
United Kingdom 275
Republic of Ireland 7
European Union 11
Rest of Europe 9
African Countries 11
Middle East or Asia 16
North America or Caribbean 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 59
Christian 115
Buddhist 1
Hindu 37
Jewish 4
Muslim 114
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 19
Total 351

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Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Park ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 15% of the resident population. On average, around 8% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 80
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 26
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 24
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 11
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 44
Retired 51
Looking After Home or Family 14
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 18
Other 13
Total 286

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 27
Professional Occupations 49
Associate Professional Occupations 18
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 11
Skilled Trades Occupations 8
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 4
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 7
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 7
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 138

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 51
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 54
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 16
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 32
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 6
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 17
Semi-Routine Occupation 35
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 31
Full-time Student 41
Total 283

Policing and Crime (111) Back to Top

Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA is within the Watford Outer policing neighbourhood, under the Hertfordshire Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 111 crimes were reported within half a mile of WD18 7JA.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 111 crimes committed near Rickmansworth Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Watford Outer
George Street
WD18 0BX
Force Website: http://www.herts.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to WD18 7JA. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for WD18 7JA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest railway station is Watford Junction, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Watford Junction 0.9 miles
Watford High Street 0.9 miles
Bushey 1.3 miles
Watford North 1.7 miles
Carpenders Park 2.2 miles
Garston (Hertfordshire) 2.5 miles
Rickmansworth 2.8 miles
Hatch End 3.6 miles
Kings Langley 3.7 miles
Bricket Wood 4.1 miles
Headstone Lane 4.3 miles
Chorleywood 4.6 miles
Radlett 4.6 miles
How Wood (Hertfordshire) 5.2 miles
Harrow & Wealdstone 5.5 miles
Elstree & Borehamwood 5.7 miles
Park Street 5.7 miles
Apsley 5.8 miles
West Ruislip 6 miles
Harrow-on-the-Hill 6.2 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest Tube station is Watford, approximately 480 yards away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Chater Infant School, approximately 350 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Chater Infant School 350 yards
    
Chater Junior School 720 yards
    
Lanchester Primary School 760 yards
    
Ascot Road Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Laurance Haines School 0.6 miles
    
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School 0.7 miles
    
Holywell Primary School 0.8 miles
    
Central Primary School 0.9 miles
    
Field Junior School 0.9 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Watford Grammar School for Boys, approximately 170 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Watford Grammar School for Boys 170 yards
    
Westfield Academy 0.6 miles
    
Watford Grammar School for Girls 0.7 miles
    
Croxley Danes School 0.9 miles
    
Queens' School 1.9 miles
    
The Grange Academy 1.9 miles
    
Rickmansworth School 2 miles
    
Stanborough Secondary School 2.2 miles  
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School 2.5 miles
    
Bushey Meads School 2.7 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Watford Health Centre, approximately half a mile away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Cassio Dental Practice, approximately 710 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Cassio Dental Practice 710 yards
Refresh Dental Care 790 yards
Watford Orthodontic Practice half a mile
Watford Orthodontics 0.5 miles
Novocare Dental 0.6 miles
Bluecross Dental Care 0.6 miles
MR D GHAMARI SAIR 0.6 miles
Mullish Mr AR 0.6 miles
Cassiobury Dental Surgery 0.7 miles
Bupa Dental Care, Watford 0.8 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Watford General Hospital, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JA. The nearest is Gardener & Basson Opticians, approximately 820 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in WD18 7JA

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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