Electoral wardE05011052
Oxhey ward, Watford
Oxhey is one of 12 electoral wards of Watford Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,179 residents in 2,921 households — 4,163 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Watford constituency; for county elections it is in the Central Watford & Oxhey and West Watford divisions.
Residents, 20217,179council ward average 8,520
Households2,9212.46 residents per household
Density4,163/ km²about 1.72 km² · Watford 4,773
Aged 65+16.3%Watford: 12.6% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 437
5–95.5% · 395
10–157.2% · 516
16–194.5% · 326
20–244.7% · 338
25–3414.2% · 1,016
35–4921.7% · 1,560
50–6419.8% · 1,419
65–749.4% · 676
75–845.2% · 375
85+1.7% · 120
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.8% · 490
1 car or van47.3% · 1,382
2 cars or vans26.8% · 782
3 or more9.1% · 267
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Watford overall: 55.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 28.2% private rented.
Owned outright30.3% · 885
With mortgage36.1% · 1,056
Shared ownership0.4% · 12
Social rented13.8% · 403
Private rented19.4% · 566
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house19.1% · 558
Semi-detached house26.9% · 786
Terraced house27.4% · 800
Purpose-built flat21.1% · 616
Converted house4.4% · 129
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.9% · 25
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011052- Council
- Watford Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Central Watford & Oxhey, West Watford
- Constituency
- Watford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 12
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallowland7.4% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned8,704CCentral7.0% aged 65+ · 32.3% owned10,472HHolywell10.0% aged 65+ · 37.6% owned9,886LLeggatts11.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned8,396MMeriden15.0% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned8,070NNascot17.3% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned9,072PPark16.5% 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.