Nascot Wood
Watford · East of England · population 9,145 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #725 of 6,856 in England
- #79 of 746 in East of England
- #3 of 12 in Watford
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £419,000 | 108 | +6.1% | +4.8% |
| Detached | £891,000 | 24 | -7.2% | +12.1% |
| Semi-detached | £750,000 | 13 | +15.4% | +16.3% |
| Terraced | £475,000 | 17 | -8.2% | -15.9% |
| Flat | £314,750 | 54 | +1.5% | -3.2% |
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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 ?
- #2,704 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 #1,159 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 163 |
| Theft | 65 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 |
| Public order & weapons | 25 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 14 |
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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Watford
- Cassiobury97
- Tudor93
- Oxhey75
- Stanborough70
- North Watford53
- Leggatts52
- West Watford49
- Woodside & Leavesden Green44
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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