Nascot Wood

Watford · East of England · population 9,145 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #725 of 6,856 in England
  • #79 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 12 in Watford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,073
Median age (est.)40
Density5,067per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above53%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 29%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 60%Asian 29%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 25% · Hindu 14%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Nascot Wood is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #725 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (95) and lowest on Housing & access (52). Typical homes here sold for about £419,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 108 sales), in line with the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £54,040 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 78 · #1,486
Employment 89 · #752
Education 95 · #348
Health 86 · #923
Crime 72 · #1,883
Housing & access 52 · #3,316
Living environment 60 · #2,747

House prices ?

£419,000median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£419,000108+6.1%+4.8%
Detached£891,00024-7.2%+12.1%
Semi-detached£750,00013+15.4%+16.3%
Terraced£475,00017-8.2%-15.9%
Flat£314,75054+1.5%-3.2%
This area£419,000
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)£54,040±£7,725 · #552 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,919
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 356 offences
Watford90
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,159 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences163
Theft65
Burglary21
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons25
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 75 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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