Compare North Hertfordshire against Watford

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between North Hertfordshire and Watford.

Population comparison

Population for North Hertfordshire
133,463
Population for Watford
96,623
Difference
36,840
Percentage Difference
32.02%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in North Hertfordshire
64,050 (78.2%)
# People Employed in Watford
51,265 (75.3%)
Difference
64,050
Percentage Difference
22.17%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in North Hertfordshire
15,080 (18.4%)
# People Inactive in Watford
13,775 (20.2%)
Difference
15,080
Percentage Difference
9.05%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in North Hertfordshire
2,780 (3.4%)
# People unemployed in Watford
3,030 (4.5%)
Difference
2,780
Percentage Difference
-8.61%

Comparing crimes by type for North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire and Watford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for North Hertfordshire and Watford for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire and Watford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in North Hertfordshire and Watford.

Compare Property prices over time for North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire and Watford

Key: North Hertfordshire / Watford

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £743,900.99 / £976,378.69 £458,211.60 / £543,109.20 £351,713.85 / £429,091.50 £225,312.19 / £281,344.84
2022 £733,373.99 / £954,963.30 £453,097.07 / £530,295.77 £349,625.68 / £420,026.75 £224,888.98 / £274,746.72
2021 £680,825.12 / £885,981.44 £422,394.82 / £491,867.89 £328,087.45 / £391,151.87 £219,285.33 / £266,917.92
2020 £632,809.29 / £835,118.19 £397,167.44 / £468,684.17 £309,095.28 / £374,306.91 £213,176.66 / £263,784.92
2019 £615,092.12 / £800,833.89 £386,091.90 / £451,688.81 £300,282.71 / £360,662.54 £211,639.15 / £261,514.44
2018 £638,109.86 / £813,584.86 £399,868.75 / £458,461.66 £311,922.16 / £366,793.28 £223,130.51 / £270,040.17
2017 £605,357.13 / £818,142.67 £379,021.84 / £460,431.61 £296,985.57 / £370,733.61 £217,259.12 / £278,572.38
2016 £583,083.70 / £786,143.72 £365,623.47 / £441,995.98 £287,333.24 / £356,351.09 £206,408.40 / £263,956.28
2015 £513,667.79 / £681,932.53 £321,822.87 / £380,761.18 £253,675.07 / £308,611.13 £181,870.92 / £227,863.16
2014 £458,416.97 / £600,810.45 £287,892.39 / £334,561.58 £227,370.28 / £272,728.72 £163,738.73 / £201,908.96
2013 £413,937.42 / £533,761.81 £257,499.15 / £294,479.21 £203,837.55 / £241,326.13 £147,234.50 / £179,152.77
2012 £406,998.74 / £508,261.62 £253,216.38 / £281,196.13 £200,451.26 / £230,498.40 £146,470.75 / £172,677.36
2011 £399,564.03 / £492,112.75 £245,736.12 / £271,114.29 £193,848.89 / £221,117.26 £144,316.32 / £168,711.89
2010 £397,861.07 / £475,054.28 £246,703.10 / £266,859.83 £195,737.01 / £218,619.23 £146,147.12 / £166,039.75

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for North Hertfordshire and Watford
Number of Jobs (thousands)
53k vs 30k
Median Salary
£35,179 vs £29,915
Annual Percentage Change
19.5% vs 3.7%
Mean Salary
£40,413 vs £36,794

See how North Hertfordshire compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for North Hertfordshire and Watford
Industry North Hertfordshire Count Watford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 185 10 +175 + 179.49%
Production 435 195 +240 + 76.19%
Construction 775 810 -35 -4.42%
Motor Trades 195 115 +80 + 51.61%
Wholesale 295 270 +25 + 8.85%
Retail 385 400 -15 -3.82%
Transport 160 270 -110 -51.16%
Accommodation Food 315 245 +70 + 25%
Information Comms 605 665 -60 -9.45%
Finance Insurance 125 100 +25 + 22.22%
Property 285 180 +105 + 45.16%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,255 785 +470 + 46.08%
Business Admin 545 455 +90 + 18%
Public Admin Defence 20 0 +20 + 200%
Education 130 85 +45 + 41.86%
Health 225 195 +30 + 14.29%
Arts Entertainment 385 285 +100 + 29.85%