Watford: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in East of England · 58 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £5,300 per m², down 0.4% in a year. Police record 87.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year (East of England 68.2), and there are 34 state schools.
Close to stations and a playground or nursery close by; noisy.
Is Watford a good place to live?
More crime than 79% of East of England's councils, prices down 0.4% in a year, 34 state schools (4 Outstanding), and a 14-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 87.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearmore crime than 79% of East of England's councils
- Prices
- £5,300 per m², down 0.4% in a yearpricier than 86% of East of England's councils
- Schools
- 34 state schools, 4 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 89% of East of England's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 14 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 99% of East of England's councils
Ranks among East of England's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
12 areasAgainst East of England: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is East of England's middle.
- Oxhey · WD194 neighbourhoods£5,980 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cassiobury · WD174 neighbourhoods£5,940 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Stanborough · WD255 neighbourhoods£5,710 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tudor · WD244 neighbourhoods£5,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- North Watford · WD244 neighbourhoods£5,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Leggatts · WD245 neighbourhoods£5,350 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Nascot Wood · WD175 neighbourhoods£5,300 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- West Watford · WD185 neighbourhoods£5,100 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Holywell · WD186 neighbourhoods£5,070 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Woodside & Leavesden Green · WD254 neighbourhoods£5,070 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Central Watford · WD177 neighbourhoods£4,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Garston · WD255 neighbourhoods£4,890 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £5,300 per m² · typical East of England neighbourhood £4,000
- By type
- Flat £251k · Terraced £429k · Semi £541k · Detached £888k
- 1-year change
- −0.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 58
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of East of England's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 87.6 per 1,000 a year · East of England 68.2
- Among councils
- More crime than 79%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; East of England pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
34 state schools- Primary
- 30
- Secondary
- 4
- Outstanding
- 4
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 89% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among East of England's primaries.
- Station walk
- 14 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 35% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £61,500 a year · typical East of England neighbourhood £58,900
- Social renting
- 10% of homes · typical East of England neighbourhood 11%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 24% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of East of England's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Watford
Is Watford safe?
Police recorded about 87.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; more crime than 79% of East of England's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Watford?
Homes sold for a typical £5,300 per m² in the year to August 2026, down 0.4% in a year; pricier than 86% of East of England's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Watford?
34 state schools, 4 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 89% of East of England's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Watford from a station?
A 14-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 99% of East of England's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Watford a deprived area?
3% of Watford's 58 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 24% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.