3,454
Households
White Brit. · 75%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
31 · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£433,000
Median property price
165
Postcodes
Overview of Howlands
Coordinates51.7895, -0.1827
Postcodes
165
Population (Census)
8,866
Households (Census)
3,454
Recorded crime · May '26
31 · 3.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Howlands
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.67 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Howlands
Property sales · Howlands
HM Land Registry · Howlands
Average price
£426,009
YoY: -1.6%
Median price: £429,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £403,666
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£543k£446k£349k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Howlands
Crime trends · Howlands
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +27%
ASB
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -53%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Demographics in Howlands
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.4%
Other White7.0%
Indian3.1%
African2.5%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 4 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
No religion45.0%
Christian42.7%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.6%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
50–6418.9%
25–3413.5%
10–158.5%
≤47.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
Other15.6%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%
Schools in Howlands
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL7 4RU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · AL7 3JP
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
James Marks Academy
Hertfordshire · AL7 4RZ
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Howlands
Postcodes in Howlands
AL7 2AAAL7 2DBAL7 2FBAL7 3BXAL7 3DUAL7 3DXAL7 3DYAL7 3DZAL7 3EAAL7 3EBAL7 3ELAL7 3ENAL7 3EPAL7 3ERAL7 3ESAL7 3ETAL7 3EUAL7 3EWAL7 3EXAL7 3HRAL7 3HSAL7 3HTAL7 3HUAL7 3HXAL7 3HYAL7 3HZAL7 3JDAL7 3JEAL7 3JFAL7 3JGAL7 3JNAL7 3JPAL7 3JQAL7 3JRAL7 3JSAL7 3JTAL7 3JUAL7 3JWAL7 3JXAL7 3JYAL7 3JZAL7 3LAAL7 3LBAL7 3LDAL7 3LEAL7 3LFAL7 3LGAL7 3LHAL7 3LJAL7 3LLAL7 3LNAL7 3LPAL7 3LQAL7 3LRAL7 3LSAL7 3LTAL7 3LWAL7 3LXAL7 3LYAL7 3LZAL7 3NPAL7 3NRAL7 3NSAL7 3NWAL7 3PNAL7 3QWAL7 3SDAL7 4AAAL7 4ABAL7 4ADAL7 4AEAL7 4AFAL7 4AGAL7 4AHAL7 4AJAL7 4ALAL7 4ANAL7 4APAL7 4AQAL7 4ARAL7 4ASAL7 4AWAL7 4AZAL7 4BAAL7 4BBAL7 4BDAL7 4BEAL7 4BGAL7 4BHAL7 4BJAL7 4BLAL7 4BNAL7 4BPAL7 4BQAL7 4BSAL7 4BTAL7 4BZAL7 4DBAL7 4DTAL7 4ELAL7 4EPAL7 4ERAL7 4ESAL7 4FPAL7 4FRAL7 4FSAL7 4FTAL7 4FUAL7 4FWAL7 4GNAL7 4HFAL7 4HGAL7 4HQAL7 4JQAL7 4LPAL7 4LRAL7 4LTAL7 4LXAL7 4LYAL7 4LZ