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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004973

North Watford

North Watford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,704 residents in Watford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,704

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,413

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,395.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Battle & Caversham Bridge, Reading11,274 residents · 39.0% owned · 33.9% no carMorden Central, Merton9,446 residents · 46.9% owned · 34.0% no carNorcot South, Reading9,836 residents · 51.9% owned · 27.5% no carAbington, West Northamptonshire7,900 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.0% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carRaynes Park, Merton8,599 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no car

Most similar within Watford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Watford, Watford9,160 residents · 48.8% owned · 30.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Watford

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned50.3%
1,716 households
Private rented41.3%
1,408 households
Social rented7.9%
270 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.7%
1,730 households
Semi-detached17%
579 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.2%
554 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.6%
261 households
Detached3.5%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
100 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
69 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49%
1,673 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
873 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
686 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
181 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,322 households
2 bedrooms33.1%
1,130 households
1 bedroom18.7%
638 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
323 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
2,012 households
One-person household28.7%
980 households
Other household types12.4%
424 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.2%
995 households
1 person in household28.7%
979 households
3 people in household18.3%
623 households
4 people in household14.3%
487 households
5 people in household5.4%
183 households
6 people in household2.5%
86 households
7 people in household0.9%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,759 residents
15–2919.8%
1,723 residents
30–4430.7%
2,672 residents
45–6421.8%
1,900 residents
65 and over7.4%
648 residents
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.6%
5,364 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.3%
1,766 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
725 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
445 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
403 residents
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
2,752 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
246 residents aged 16 and over
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.4%
4,962 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.6%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
4,681 residents
Good health33.7%
2,929 residents
Fair health9.5%
831 residents
Bad health2.5%
218 residents
Very bad health0.5%
45 residents
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
7,775 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
929 residents
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,750 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
404 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
North Watford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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