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WD18 6QT

Holywell

Watford

Overview

Postcode WD18 6QT 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 0.8 miles away. There are 10 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
70.2%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
Very low
Noise Level
No noise

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

70.2%

Approximately 70.2% 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

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near WD18 6QT.

Flood risk

Very low

Holywell near WD18 6QT has very low 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 0.8 miles away. There are 3 stations nearby.

DistanceZoneNameLines
0.8 mi

8

Watford High Street

Overground

0.9 mi

8

Bushey

London Midland, Overground

1 mi

7

Watford

Metropolitan

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.2 miHarwoods Recreation GroundMedium

Schools

In the WD18 6QT postcode area, located within Holywell, there are 10 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

0.5 miNurseryOxhey Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school

Good