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WD18 0JA

Holywell

Watford

Overview

Postcode WD18 0JA is located in a major urban area, within the Holywell ward of Watford in the East of England region , and forms part of the Holywell area. It has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 105.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Holywell is £48,100 per year. The nearest station is Watford High Street located about 0.7 miles away. There are 12 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest medium park is Harwoods Recreation Ground.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
105
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
23.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

8/10

Holywell has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 7,239 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 22% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

8/10

Holywell has a high crime rate, with approximately 105.2 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

23.5%

Approximately 23.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 28.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

6/10

The average income of residents in Holywell is £48,100 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 191 ft away from WD18 0JA.

Flood risk

No risk

Holywell near WD18 0JA has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Watford High Street located about 0.7 miles away. There are 3 stations nearby.

DistanceZoneNameLines
0.7 mi

8

Watford High Street

Overground

0.8 mi

7

Watford

Metropolitan

0.9 mi

8

Bushey

London Midland, Overground

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.1 miHarwoods Recreation GroundMedium

Schools

In the WD18 0JA postcode area, located within Holywell, there are 12 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryLaurance Haines SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.4 miNot applicableChessbrook Education Support CentrePupil referral unit

Outstanding

0.4 miPrimaryChater Infant SchoolCommunity school

Good