Ridgehurst Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire

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

Geography

Ridgehurst Avenue is located in the Woodside ward of the Watford district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.691586, -0.409994
Grid Ref TL099003
Suburb Abbots Langley
Constituency Watford
Postcodes WD2 7AY, WD2 7AZ, WD2 7BW, WD25 7AY, WD25 7AZ

House Prices

The average house price in Ridgehurst Avenue is 20.17% higher than the rest of Watford. The last sale we have on record is 1 Ridgehurst Avenue, that sold for £660,000. The average house price in Watford is £461,685 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ridgehurst Avenue

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 1 Semi £660,000
31/08/2021 23 Semi £555,000
18/06/2021 26 Semi £520,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Ridgehurst Avenue, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Ridgehurst Avenue during September 2024.

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 Ridgehurst Avenue and compared that to the average for the Woodside ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ridgehurst Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Woodside ward

Social economic statistics for Ridgehurst Avenue

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 Ridgehurst Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ridgehurst Avenue 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 Ridgehurst Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ridgehurst Avenue are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ridgehurst Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ridgehurst Avenue are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

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 Ridgehurst Avenue are in the top 40% 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 Ridgehurst Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ridgehurst Avenue are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ridgehurst Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ridgehurst Avenue

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.
0.81% of Ridgehurst Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ridgehurst Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ridgehurst Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ridgehurst Avenue is 2.74% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.86% of Ridgehurst Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ridgehurst Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ridgehurst Avenue is 4.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.88% of properties in Ridgehurst Avenue are private rented and 14.53% are social rented.
66.86% of residents of Ridgehurst Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ridgehurst Avenue residents

The proportion if Ridgehurst Avenue residents born in the UK is 5.58% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.93% of Ridgehurst Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
77.07% of Ridgehurst Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ridgehurst Avenue Summary

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

Ridgehurst Avenue has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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