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 Share: Watford postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Ethnicity	Watford postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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 Quality Share: Watford postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Health	Watford postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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 Share: Watford postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Religion	Watford postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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 Share: Watford postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Economic activity	Watford postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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 Share: Watford postcode area Compared to England & Wales (2021 Census)
Number of cars in a household	Watford postcode area	England & Wales (UK)
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).