College Road, Watford, Hertfordshire

College Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. College Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

College Road is located in the Leavesden ward of the Three Rivers district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.701394, -0.403862
Grid Ref TL103014
Suburb Abbots Langley
Constituency Watford
Postcodes WD2 7LG

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in College Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in College Road, Hertfordshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in College Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in College Road
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes College Road and compared that to the average for the Leavesden ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in College Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leavesden ward

Social economic statistics for College Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean College Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean College Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around College Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around College Road are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around College Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in College Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in College Road are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of College Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in College Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for College Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of College Road.

Unemployment in College Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.92% of College Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in College Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of College Road. The proportion of retirees on College Road is 4.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.96% of College Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in College Road

The proportion of home owners on College Road is 8.91% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.58% of properties in College Road are private rented and 11.52% are social rented.
70.91% of residents of College Road own their home

Country of Birth of College Road residents

The proportion if College Road residents born in the UK is 4.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.41% of College Road residents were born outside the UK.
87.59% of College Road residents were born in the UK

College Road Summary

College Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in College Road maybe difficult.

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