Oxhey

Watford · East of England · population 7,279 · 4 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,705 of 6,856 in England
  • #226 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 12 in Watford
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,179
Median age (est.)40
Density4,707per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above46%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 17%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 73%Asian 17%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 32% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Oxhey is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,705 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 12 in Watford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (86) and lowest on Living environment (33). Typical homes here sold for about £491,941 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 86 sales), 18% above the wider Watford median of £416,500. Typical household take-home income is around £50,404 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 47 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 62 · #2,630
Employment 75 · #1,691
Education 68 · #2,219
Health 86 · #937
Crime 60 · #2,767
Housing & access 76 · #1,657
Living environment 33 · #4,605

House prices ?

£491,941median (12m) · -2.7% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£491,94186-2.7%+10.5%
Detached£787,50020-2.7%+0.2%
Semi-detached£665,00016-5.7%+9.5%
Terraced£445,00032-1.1%+1.1%
Flat£324,00018+22.8%+7.3%
This area£491,941
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)£50,404±£7,224 · #1,002 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,535
Price-to-income ?9.8×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 342 offences
Watford90
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,870 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences160
Theft41
Burglary24
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons26
Drugs15
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 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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