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Watford
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any WD postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Watford
- 0planning applications this week
- 167.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 168.9p
- 6hygiene scores this month
- 3,556local businesses listed
- 59food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Gwent Close (Hertfordshire County Council)
27 Oct to 29 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Gwent Close, Watford
Watford in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,652crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£410kmiddle price, 236 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
40applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
6hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
5roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
167.7pcheapest unleadedat Asda Watford Supercentre · most around 168.9p · dearest 170.9p · 6 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
4events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
36street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
40schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
128GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
283charities based in WatfordEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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8 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory3,556 shops, trades and services across Watford, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any WD postcode in Watford, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Watford too.