Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire

Pretoria Road is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Pretoria Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Pretoria Road is located in the Vicarage ward of the Watford district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.653, -0.405244
Grid Ref TQ104961
Suburb Watford Heath
Constituency Watford
Postcodes WD1 7DL, WD18 0RL

House Prices

The average house price in Pretoria Road is 31.09% lower than the rest of Watford. The last sale we have on record is 39 Pretoria Road, that sold for £385,000. The average house price in Watford is £461,685 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Pretoria Road

Date No. Type Price
20/05/2022 39 Terrace £385,000
31/03/2022 14 Terrace £325,000
28/05/2021 51 Terrace £355,000
30/11/2020 53 Terrace £346,000
21/09/2020 31 Terrace £350,000
04/08/2020 32 Terrace £405,000
07/02/2020 29 Terrace £330,000

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

Crime in Pretoria Road, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Pretoria Road during July 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 Pretoria Road and compared that to the average for the Vicarage ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Pretoria 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 Pretoria Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Pretoria 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 Pretoria Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Pretoria Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Pretoria Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Pretoria Road are in the top 30% 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 Pretoria Road are in the top 30% 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 Pretoria Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Pretoria Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Pretoria Road

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

Unemployment in Pretoria 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.
3.97% of Pretoria Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pretoria Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pretoria Road. The proportion of retirees on Pretoria Road is 11.98% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.62% of Pretoria Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pretoria Road

The proportion of home owners on Pretoria Road is 4.13% higher than the national average of 62%. 29.84% of properties in Pretoria Road are private rented and 1.61% are social rented.
66.13% of residents of Pretoria Road own their home

Country of Birth of Pretoria Road residents

The proportion if Pretoria Road residents born in the UK is 31.26% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 48.61% of Pretoria Road residents were born outside the UK.
51.39% of Pretoria Road residents were born in the UK

Pretoria Road Summary

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

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