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— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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Watford

23 sales in the last 12 months · median £443,000 · Hertsmere

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Hertsmere Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition   19/39 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,753

0–14
19%
15–24
11%
25–44
26%
45–64
27%
65+
18%
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Median age41
Born outside the UK23%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work61%

Unemployment5%
Self-employed22.8%
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Retired19.3%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education40%

Level 4+ (degree)39.6%
No qualifications16%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing85%

Good health
85%
Life satisfaction 7.46/10
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Happiness6.9/10
Feels worthwhile7.69/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.01/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 6/10 · little changed since 2019. About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
5.0/10
Employment
5.0/10
Education & skills
6.0/10
Health & disability
7.0/10
Crime
5.0/10
Housing & services
8.0/10
Living environment
4.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
64%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
77%
White · Asian 11%
ONS Census 2021
23%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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