Electoral wardE05011048
Holywell ward, Watford
Holywell is one of 12 electoral wards of Watford Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,886 residents in 3,705 households — 5,333 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Watford constituency; for county elections it is in the Nascot Park and West Watford divisions.
Residents, 20219,886council ward average 8,520
Households3,7052.67 residents per household
Density5,333/ km²about 1.85 km² · Watford 4,773
Aged 65+10.0%Watford: 12.6% · under 16: 22.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 682
5–97.3% · 721
10–158.3% · 817
16–194.6% · 458
20–245.7% · 561
25–3418.4% · 1,815
35–4924.1% · 2,386
50–6414.8% · 1,461
65–745.3% · 524
75–843.1% · 305
85+1.6% · 157
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.8% · 992
1 car or van47.7% · 1,769
2 cars or vans20.0% · 742
3 or more5.5% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Watford overall: 55.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 28.2% private rented.
Owned outright13.8% · 510
With mortgage23.9% · 885
Shared ownership2.8% · 103
Social rented29.9% · 1,107
Private rented29.7% · 1,100
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house2.7% · 101
Semi-detached house19.1% · 707
Terraced house25.3% · 937
Purpose-built flat49.0% · 1,816
Converted house2.2% · 83
Other conversion0.8% · 29
Above shop / office0.6% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011048- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Nascot Park, West Watford
- Constituency
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 12
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallowland7.4% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned8,704CCentral7.0% aged 65+ · 32.3% owned10,472LLeggatts11.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned8,396MMeriden15.0% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned8,070NNascot17.3% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned9,072OOxhey16.3% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,179PPark16.5% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned8,638SStanborough15.7% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,583TTudor16.3% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned7,114VVicarage7.6% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned9,160WWoodside14.4% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned7,972
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.