Holywell
Watford · East of England · population 10,264 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode WD1 · WD17 · WD18 · WD19 · WD23 · WD24 · WD25 · WD4 · WD5 · WD99
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,262 of 6,856 in England
- #583 of 746 in East of England
- #11 of 12 in Watford
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · Muslim 21% · No religion 21%
Born outside the UK: 40%
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
Holywell is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,262 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (69) and lowest on Income (19). Typical homes here sold for about £385,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 105 sales), 8% below the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £40,345 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £385,000 | 105 | +4.5% | +9.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £545,000 | 7 | +11.8% | +21.8% |
| Terraced | £470,000 | 19 | +7.6% | +21.7% |
| Flat | £335,000 | 79 | -4.3% | +19.6% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #4,531 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,470 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 445 |
| Theft | 149 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 62 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 81 |
| Public order & weapons | 80 |
| Drugs | 39 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 259 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Watford
- Cassiobury97
- Tudor93
- Nascot Wood89
- Oxhey75
- Stanborough70
- North Watford53
- Leggatts52
- West Watford49
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- Halstead Central & WestBraintree38£285,000
- Wyken CroftCoventry38£220,000
- GreenbankCheshire West and Chester38£177,500