Social housing in Watford
15.6% of households in Watford are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is close to the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Watford?
Watford ranks 159th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 39,599 households, 6,166 are social homes (15.6%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Watford compare with the UK average?
At -1.9 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Watford sits close to the national level.
Watford at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Watford.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Watford has 42 schools — 40 state-funded and 2 independent. That includes 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of the 19 with a published Ofsted grade, 89% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 61 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Watford, offering about 2,375 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Watford sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 3% of its 58 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £5,269 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Watford
See Watford through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).