About this data · Watford

What the figures for Watford cover

Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.

Local figures are for Watford built-up area, home to 132,025 people at the 2021 census. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from the centre of Watford.

Figure by figure

Figure	Covers	Period	Source	Last updated
Population	Usual residents of Watford	Census 2021	ONS Census 2021	17 Oct 2026
Property	Residential sales at postcodes in Watford	12 months to Jun 2026	HM Land Registry Price Paid Data	6 Aug 2026
Crime	Crimes reported in the 82 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering Watford; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas	12 months to Jun 2026	police.uk	6 Aug 2026
Broadband	Postcodes in Watford	Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025	Ofcom Connected Nations	30 Sept 2026
Schools	Open schools in Watford, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Watford	Latest inspection for each school	DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted	30 Sept 2026
Food hygiene	Food businesses at postcodes in Watford	Latest inspection for each business	Food Standards Agency	6 Aug 2026
Businesses	Active companies with their registered office in Watford. A registered office is not always where a company trades.	Current register	Companies House	6 Aug 2026
Local trades	Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the WD17 postcode district, those in Watford first	Current register	Companies House	6 Aug 2026
Planning	Applications within 5 km of the centre of Watford	Since 3 Oct 2025 (earlier months are still being loaded)	PlanIt, from council planning registers	19 Oct 2026
Flood risk	The kilometre square around the centre of Watford; nearest river measured from the centre	National assessment 2025	Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers	30 Sept 2026
Transport	The stations nearest to Watford, with walking routes from its centre	Departures live	National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap	Live
Weather	The location of Watford	Live forecast	MET Norway	Live
National comparisons	England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures	Same periods as above	Our own calculation	3 Oct 2026

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