This neighbourhood area is located in North Watford, just south of the M25. Watford is a town and a borough located in Hertfordshire. The neighbourhood is located in a triangle of three main roads: the M1; the A41 and the A405. Other than its extensive road network, which can practically get one around the perimeter of Greater London, this neighbourhood is centred between two rail stations: Watford North and Garston. It takes just over 30 minutes to get from Watford North to London Euston via train.

Watford’s history dates back to the 1100s, when the Abbot of St.Albans was granted a market – making him the lord of the Manor. In 1778 Daniel Defoe described Watford as a general market town, with one very long high street. Watford was known for its agricultural history, containing many active cotton mills during the industrial revolution. Local Garston was once a village, it is now considered a local suburb of Watford. Garston’s streets are lined with mainly 1930s semi-detached and terraced homes which give this area a vintage character.

Warner Brothers have a studio in North Watford, where the famous Harry Potter movies were shot. Local premier league football team, Watford FC’s history dates back to 1881 when the Earl of Essex gave permission to a group of teenagers to play football in Cassiobury Park.

The River Colne, which runs through Watford amongst other local towns, has high levels of pollutants and a local resident from Watford is calling on people to help him clean it up. For the past few years, local residents and organisations have banded together to clean up the river themselves. An initiative that started in 2019 with the help of environmental charity Groundwork not only involved an extensive cleanup operation but also the restoration of the river’s biodiversity.

Local Hertfordshire residents are opposing developments to be constructed on their land that is part of the Green Belt. Property Developer Berkeley received planning consent for the design and development of Eight Gardens, a new complex on St Albans Road that is expected to provide over 1,200 new homes, many of which will be affordable. The development will also incorporate a primary school, a nursery, flexible commercial space and a new public square.