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WatfordCentral

Central

WD17 1 / WD17 2 / WD18 0

Good high street

Watford town centre proper. The High Street has been pedestrianised and runs from the Pond down to the shopping centre. Clarendon Road is where the office blocks and newer restaurants cluster. There's a decent nightlife scene by Home Counties standards, with bars and clubs that draw people from surrounding towns. Housing is mostly flats, both converted Victorian and newer purpose-built blocks. It's noisy and busy, which suits young professionals but less so families. Watford Junction is a short walk north, and the Metropolitan line station is to the south at Cassiobury.

Watford High Street0.2 mi
£413kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety

State primary

Central Primary School
Requires Improvement
Chater Junior School
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

State secondary

Watford Grammar School for Girls
OutstandingNon-selective🎓 Top university pathways🏆 Exceptional results
Watford Grammar School for Boys
OutstandingNon-selective🎓 Oxbridge track record🎓 Top university pathways
Westfield Academy
Non-selective

Independent

Longwood School
😊 Happy school
The Purcell School
Merchant Taylors' School
🎓 Oxbridge track record🏆 Exceptional sixth form

Fastest travel times

King's Cross24 min
Oxford Circus25 min
Victoria29 min
Waterloo31 min
Liverpool Street35 min
London Bridge35 min

Nearest stations

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Watford High Street0.2 miZone 8
Lioness
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Watford Junction0.6 mi
Lioness
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Bushey0.8 miZone 8
Lioness

Flat

£245k

Terraced

£400k

Semi-detached

£585k

Detached

£572k

31% homeowners55% private rented14% social rented
SafetyBelow average
AffluenceBelow average
Green spaces53 nearby
Riverside Park
Fisher's Field
Oxhey Park
St Mary's Open Space

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