Compare Epping Forest against Watford

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Epping Forest and Watford.

Population comparison

Population for Epping Forest
132,175
Population for Watford
96,623
Difference
35,552
Percentage Difference
31.08%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Epping Forest
62,085 (74.2%)
# People Employed in Watford
51,265 (75.3%)
Difference
62,085
Percentage Difference
19.09%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Epping Forest
18,235 (21.8%)
# People Inactive in Watford
13,775 (20.2%)
Difference
18,235
Percentage Difference
27.87%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Epping Forest
3,350 (4.0%)
# People unemployed in Watford
3,030 (4.5%)
Difference
3,350
Percentage Difference
10.03%

Comparing crimes by type for Epping Forest and Watford

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Epping Forest and Watford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Epping Forest and Watford for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Epping Forest Crimes in Watford Difference % Difference
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Epping Forest and Watford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Epping Forest and Watford.

Compare Property prices over time for Epping Forest and Watford

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Epping Forest and Watford

Key: Epping Forest / Watford

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,053,501.49 / £976,378.69 £612,767.81 / £543,109.20 £457,939.97 / £429,091.50 £307,405.42 / £281,344.84
2022 £1,038,962.60 / £954,963.30 £604,939.36 / £530,295.77 £453,395.53 / £420,026.75 £306,439.32 / £274,746.72
2021 £949,578.97 / £885,981.44 £555,188.80 / £491,867.89 £418,287.42 / £391,151.87 £293,000.58 / £266,917.92
2020 £879,736.33 / £835,118.19 £521,412.63 / £468,684.17 £392,800.02 / £374,306.91 £283,981.52 / £263,784.92
2019 £864,128.84 / £800,833.89 £511,351.29 / £451,688.81 £385,872.38 / £360,662.54 £286,591.15 / £261,514.44
2018 £869,693.38 / £813,584.86 £513,901.24 / £458,461.66 £388,478.32 / £366,793.28 £293,366.75 / £270,040.17
2017 £856,996.11 / £818,142.67 £504,672.83 / £460,431.61 £383,142.15 / £370,733.61 £295,859.73 / £278,572.38
2016 £815,545.10 / £786,143.72 £481,891.45 / £441,995.98 £366,501.30 / £356,351.09 £278,372.08 / £263,956.28
2015 £723,364.15 / £681,932.53 £425,990.72 / £380,761.18 £324,562.70 / £308,611.13 £246,409.73 / £227,863.16
2014 £653,525.56 / £600,810.45 £384,216.82 / £334,561.58 £294,189.85 / £272,728.72 £224,009.20 / £201,908.96
2013 £592,932.69 / £533,761.81 £344,057.23 / £294,479.21 £263,262.73 / £241,326.13 £201,698.01 / £179,152.77
2012 £568,179.89 / £508,261.62 £330,154.77 / £281,196.13 £252,246.37 / £230,498.40 £195,631.41 / £172,677.36
2011 £558,483.41 / £492,112.75 £321,029.64 / £271,114.29 £244,281.76 / £221,117.26 £193,110.12 / £168,711.89
2010 £554,043.46 / £475,054.28 £321,413.95 / £266,859.83 £245,932.95 / £218,619.23 £195,770.40 / £166,039.75

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Epping Forest and Watford
Number of Jobs (thousands)
37k vs 30k
Median Salary
£31,370 vs £29,915
Annual Percentage Change
9.3% vs 3.7%
Mean Salary
£40,872 vs £36,794

See how Epping Forest compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Epping Forest and Watford
Industry Epping Forest Count Watford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 195 10 +185 + 180.49%
Production 415 195 +220 + 72.13%
Construction 1,825 810 +1,015 + 77.04%
Motor Trades 210 115 +95 + 58.46%
Wholesale 385 270 +115 + 35.11%
Retail 545 400 +145 + 30.69%
Transport 280 270 +10 + 3.64%
Accommodation Food 370 245 +125 + 40.65%
Information Comms 525 665 -140 -23.53%
Finance Insurance 160 100 +60 + 46.15%
Property 505 180 +325 + 94.89%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,180 785 +395 + 40.2%
Business Admin 840 455 +385 + 59.46%
Public Admin Defence 15 0 +15 + 200%
Education 155 85 +70 + 58.33%
Health 250 195 +55 + 24.72%
Arts Entertainment 500 285 +215 + 54.78%