Electoral wardE05011049
Leggatts ward, Watford
Leggatts is one of 12 electoral wards of Watford Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,396 residents in 2,968 households — 6,413 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Watford constituency; for county elections it is in the Nascot Park and North Watford divisions.
Residents, 20218,396council ward average 8,520
Households2,9682.83 residents per household
Density6,413/ km²about 1.31 km² · Watford 4,773
Aged 65+11.4%Watford: 12.6% · under 16: 23.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 506
5–97.6% · 637
10–159.6% · 804
16–195.4% · 451
20–245.7% · 479
25–3414.0% · 1,175
35–4924.1% · 2,024
50–6416.3% · 1,366
65–746.2% · 519
75–843.9% · 326
85+1.3% · 109
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.3% · 455
1 car or van44.1% · 1,309
2 cars or vans29.9% · 888
3 or more10.6% · 316
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Watford overall: 55.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 28.2% private rented.
Owned outright22.9% · 678
With mortgage36.6% · 1,085
Shared ownership1.0% · 29
Social rented22.0% · 654
Private rented17.5% · 520
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house4.6% · 136
Semi-detached house51.4% · 1,527
Terraced house18.0% · 534
Purpose-built flat18.5% · 549
Converted house6.1% · 182
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office0.8% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011049- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Nascot Park, North Watford
- Constituency
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 12
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallowland7.4% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned8,704CCentral7.0% aged 65+ · 32.3% owned10,472HHolywell10.0% aged 65+ · 37.6% owned9,886MMeriden15.0% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned8,070NNascot17.3% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned9,072OOxhey16.3% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,179PPark16.5% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned8,638SStanborough15.7% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,583TTudor16.3% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned7,114VVicarage7.6% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned9,160WWoodside14.4% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned7,972
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.