Cassiobury

Watford · East of England · population 8,271 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #231 of 6,856 in England
  • #28 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 12 in Watford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,229
Median age (est.)41
Density1,910per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above55%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 6%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 20%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 33%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 54%Asian 33%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 22% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 30%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Cassiobury is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #231 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (96) and lowest on Living environment (68). Typical homes here sold for about £775,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 72 sales) — roughly 1.9× the wider Watford median of £416,500. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,407 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £57,131 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 91 · #642
Employment 93 · #498
Education 96 · #307
Health 96 · #279
Crime 76 · #1,657
Housing & access 84 · #1,129
Living environment 68 · #2,205

House prices ?

£775,000median (12m) · -6.4% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£775,00072-6.4%+6.5%
Detached£1,057,50024+3.9%+16.4%
Semi-detached£837,50018-0.2%+16.6%
Terraced£460,0008-8.0%
Flat£297,50022-5.6%-1.2%
This area£775,000
Watford£416,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£57,131±£8,193 · #321 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,183
Price-to-income ?13.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 464 offences
Watford90
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,569 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences184
Theft91
Burglary25
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons49
Drugs37
Robbery7
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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