3,861
Households
White Brit. · 35%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
77 · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£312,915
Median property price
382
Postcodes
Overview of Holywell
Coordinates51.6455, -0.4213
Postcodes
382
Population (Census)
14,172
Households (Census)
3,861
Recorded crime · May '26
77 · 5.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Holywell
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.81 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Holywell
Property sales · Holywell
HM Land Registry · Holywell
Average price
£360,925
YoY: +8.9%
Median price: £312,915
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £317,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£440k£334k£228k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Holywell
Crime trends · Holywell
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372512
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +12%
ASB
28175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +18%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
19100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +25%
Demographics in Holywell
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.6%
Pakistani14.7%
Other White12.6%
Indian11.2%
Other Asian7.1%
+ 8 other groups · 19.8%
Religion
Christian42.0%
Muslim21.3%
No religion21.0%
Hindu7.7%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
75–8472.8%
35–496.1%
25–345.3%
85 years and over5.0%
65–744.1%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.8%
Households
Other20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
Any member 66+7.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 34.6%
Schools in Holywell
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Ascot Road Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 8AD
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Laurance Haines School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0DD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 6BW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westfield Academy
Hertfordshire · WD18 6NS
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Willow Tree Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 6LL
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Holywell
Postcodes in Holywell
WD17 1BZWD17 1LDWD17 1XLWD17 1ZGWD17 2TZWD17 3BFWD17 3WAWD17 3XJWD17 4ARWD18 0DDWD18 0FJWD18 0GYWD18 0GZWD18 0HJWD18 0HQWD18 0HYWD18 0JAWD18 0JBWD18 0LNWD18 0LPWD18 0NGWD18 0NQWD18 0XPWD18 0XQWD18 0XRWD18 0YDWD18 0YPWD18 0YYWD18 1ADWD18 1AEWD18 1AFWD18 1BEWD18 1BNWD18 1BPWD18 1BRWD18 1BTWD18 1BZWD18 1DHWD18 1DXWD18 1DYWD18 1EPWD18 1ERWD18 1FZWD18 1GBWD18 1GLWD18 1GNWD18 1GRWD18 1GSWD18 1GXWD18 1HBWD18 1HGWD18 1HTWD18 1HWWD18 1HZWD18 1JRWD18 1JTWD18 1LFWD18 1LLWD18 1LRWD18 1LTWD18 1NBWD18 1NDWD18 1NHWD18 1NNWD18 1NPWD18 1NQWD18 1NRWD18 1NUWD18 1NXWD18 1PBWD18 1PDWD18 1PHWD18 1PNWD18 1PTWD18 1PUWD18 1PYWD18 1QBWD18 1QDWD18 1QEWD18 1QFWD18 1QGWD18 1QHWD18 1QJWD18 1QLWD18 1QNWD18 1QPWD18 1QQWD18 1QUWD18 1REWD18 1TDWD18 1TSWD18 1TTWD18 1TZWD18 1UQWD18 1URWD18 1WSWD18 1XAWD18 1XBWD18 1XEWD18 1XFWD18 1XNWD18 1XTWD18 1XUWD18 6AAWD18 6ABWD18 6ADWD18 6AEWD18 6AFWD18 6AGWD18 6AHWD18 6BWWD18 6FUWD18 6GBWD18 6GDWD18 6GEWD18 6GFWD18 6GGWD18 6GHWD18 6GJWD18 6GL