Watford postcode area Census 2021
71.2% people are white, 17.2% people are asian, 4.6% people are black.
44.0% are Christian, 26.5% have no religion, 7.3% are Hindu.
42.4% households have 1 car, 29.8% households have 2 cars, 16.9% households have no car. Watford population ethnic group

Ethnicity | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Asian | 17.2% | 9.3% |
Black | 4.6% | 4.0% |
Mixed | 4.0% | 2.9% |
Other | 3.0% | 2.1% |
White | 71.2% | 81.7% |
Watford population health

Health | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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very good | 53.4% | 48.4% |
good | 32.5% | 33.6% |
average | 10.4% | 12.7% |
poor | 2.8% | 4.0% |
very poor | 0.8% | 1.2% |
Watford population religion

Religion | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Buddhist | 0.7% | 0.5% |
Christian | 44.0% | 46.2% |
Hindu | 7.3% | 1.7% |
Jewish | 6.8% | 0.5% |
Muslim | 7.1% | 6.5% |
No answer | 6.1% | 6.0% |
No religion | 26.5% | 37.2% |
Other | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Sikh | 0.9% | 0.6% |
Watford population economic activity

Economic activity | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Employee | 49.2% | 46.0% |
Empl. owner w/ empl. | 2.1% | 1.5% |
Empl. self, no empl. | 10.7% | 7.9% |
Empl. student | 1.6% | 1.7% |
Inactive home,family | 4.9% | 4.8% |
Inactive sick,other | 5.6% | 7.3% |
Retired | 17.7% | 21.6% |
Student, no work | 5.3% | 6.3% |
Unemployed | 2.9% | 2.8% |
Watford car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.36 cars per household in Watford postcode area. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.

Number of cars in a household | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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No car | 16.9% | 23.3% |
1 car | 42.4% | 41.3% |
2 cars | 29.8% | 26.2% |
3+ cars | 10.9% | 9.2% |
Watford household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).

Household deprivation | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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A | 52.8% | 48.3% |
B | 32.4% | 33.5% |
C | 11.9% | 14.3% |
D | 2.7% | 3.7% |
E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Watford population partnership

Partnership | Watford postcode area | England & Wales (UK) |
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Never married/partnership | 34.8% | 37.9% |
Married/partnership | 49.8% | 44.6% |
Separated | 2.0% | 2.2% |
Divorced | 8.0% | 9.1% |
Widowed | 5.4% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights

Watford cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.

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