Hollybush

Welwyn Hatfield · East of England · population 8,031 · 5 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,158 of 6,856 in England
  • #432 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,852
Median age (est.)37
Density4,078per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 36%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 7%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 7%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Hollybush sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,158 of 6,856 in England, and #14 of 16 in Welwyn Hatfield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Crime (34). Typical homes here sold for about £400,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 77 sales), 7% below the wider Welwyn Hatfield median of £430,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,568 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 42 · #3,995
Employment 48 · #3,576
Education 44 · #3,830
Health 46 · #3,707
Crime 34 · #4,488
Housing & access 64 · #2,459
Living environment 97 · #204

House prices ?

£400,000median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£400,00077-2.4%+6.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£485,00018-1.3%+8.4%
Terraced£400,00039-2.4%+3.9%
Flat£252,00019+2.0%+9.6%
This area£400,000
Welwyn Hatfield£430,000
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)£43,568±£6,157 · #2,431 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,540
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 480 offences
Welwyn Hatfield80
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,853 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences253
Theft49
Burglary27
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons42
Drugs22
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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