Whether you are looking to move premises within Watford or are looking to relocate to the town, support is available to help you find the right premises and settle your business and people.
Watford’s warm and welcoming business community is always on hand to talk to you about their experience of being a Watford business and Watford Borough Council provide a dedicated resource to support your move.
Businesses choose to locate in Watford for a variety of reasons but our people, connectivity, thriving business community, strong economy, shopping, entertainment and open spaces all play their part in making Watford the business location of choice for businesses of all sizes – from start-ups to regional, national and European headquarters of many well-known business names.
People: More of our residents are of working age, economically active, hold higher qualifications, work in the top occupational groupings and earn more that the regional and national average.
- Connectivity: With excellent road and rail transport links Watford is less than 20 minutes away from central London, less than 70 minutes away from Birmingham and within 60 minutes of six international airports.
- Business: With 4,850 businesses and 99,000 jobs Watford has double the regional and national jobs density, the highest jobs growth in Hertfordshire, the highest GVA in Hertfordshire and is home to 28 of the top 200 Hertfordshire registered businesses as well as a host of nationally and internationally recognised business names.
- Leisure: With a £180 million investment by intu in the town centre completed in 2018 Watford is now ranked in the top 20 of CACI’s national retail rankings, boasts three theatres (one of which is home to the BBC Concert Orchestra), hosts the acclaimed annual Imagine festival and is proud of its 12 Green Flag parks and open spaces, including Cassiobury Park which has been voted one of the top 10 favourite parks in the country, and premiership football club.
