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Central Watford

Middle area

South east Watford. 12,632 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Watford’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£321,500
3,088th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,413
436th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Watford compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Watford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Watford12 areas from £321,500 to £777,500. The middle area is £430,750. Central Watford is £321,500.
£321,500lowest
Population12 middle areas, Watford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Watford12 areas from 6,173 to 11,413. The middle area is 8,532. Central Watford is 11,413.
11,413highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Watford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Watford12 areas from 86.6% to 99.4%. The middle area is 96.5%. Central Watford is 86.6%.
86.6%lowest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Watford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Watford12 areas from 2.2% to 6.2%. The middle area is 4.6%. Central Watford is 6.2%.
6.2%highest

Figures for the whole of Watford

These figures are published for the whole of Watford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Watford and not Central Watford alone. See Watford

Average house price
£404,299
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,219
83rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.4×
71st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Watford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Watford was £321,500 in 2025.

Central Watford had 11,413 usual residents at the census.

In Central Watford, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Watford, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.