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Watford

E07000103 · 34 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£258
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
29.9%
2024-25
Recycling rate
48.4%
2024-25
Reserves cover
9.2%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-2536.19% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-2528.64% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-2510.41% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend0.12% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-259.21% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-250% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-250% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident257.5£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2548.9% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2514.8% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2524.11% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2521.66% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-2521.96% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2545.37% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health61.05% of gross service expenditure2023-24
Tax collection cost per pound collected7.77£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-2591.29£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.27ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-2511.29%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.3ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-256.5ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.94ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.02ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.73ratio2025-26-Q4

Temporary accommodation

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
B&B share of TA0.07ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0.46ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.27ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days117days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total66households2025-26-Q4
TA out of area rate2.01households per 1,000 households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA2,132£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)-0.69GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)93.19GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2548.4percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25290.1kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)0percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)69.7GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25370.5kg/household/year2024-25