Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WD25 8AJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	50%	0.4%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	50.4%	50%	-0.4%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of WD25 8AJ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.9% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.8%	30.5%	-4.3%	37.9%	-7.4%
Married: Opposite sex	50.1%	57.9%	7.8%	44.2%	13.7%
Separated	4.6%	1.1%	-3.5%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	6.8%	7.5%	0.7%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-3.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	61.2%	53.1%	-8.1%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	29.7%	35.3%	5.6%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	6.8%	10.1%	3.3%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.8%	10.5%	-6.3%	18.2%	-7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	9%	-8.1%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	13.9%	-2.6%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	4%	4.5%	0.5%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	19.5%	7.5%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	29.3%	41.2%	11.9%	33.8%	7.4%
Other	4.3%	1.5%	-2.8%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Indian	5.8%	14.1%	8.3%	3.1%	11.0%
Pakistani	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	2.3%	4.6%	2.3%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	79.9%	70.3%	-9.6%	81.4%	-11.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.6%	78.7%	-4.9%	83.2%	-4.5%
European Union	3.3%	6.7%	3.4%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	4.8%	5.2%	0.4%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	6.4%	0.2%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.9%	78.4%	-2.5%	83.2%	-4.8%
10+ Years	0.4%	16.4%	16.0%	9.8%	6.6%
5-10 Years	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	4.6%	1.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	12.4%	2.1%	-10.3%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.3%	76.7%	9.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.6%	37.2%	-17.6%
Christian	38.2%	46.2%	-8.0%
Hindu	11.3%	1.7%	9.6%
Jewish	15%	0.5%	14.5%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Hilfield Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hilfield Lane was 233.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 153.4% higher than the Aldenham West average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Hilfield Lane has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West and the 23rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 536.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in WD25 8AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Hilfield Lane are based on 83 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hertsmere.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WD25 8AJ

Average Price
£806,119

Semi-Detached
£762,258

Terraced
£626,071

Detached
£852,831

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hilfield Lane

Average Price
£892,270

Semi-Detached
£792,098

Terraced
£888,779

Detached
£986,201

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£976,222

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hilfield LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Hilfield Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£750,000	2025-03-28	£773,560
26 Hilfield Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-11-29	£841,263
56 Hilfield Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£765,000	2024-09-26	£802,768
28 Hilfield Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£730,000	2024-09-10	£766,040
16 Hilfield Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£460,000	2023-10-31	£476,701

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WD25 8AJ

Employment

WD25 8AJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Self-Employed	43
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	23
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	10
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Human health and social work activities	26
Construction	25
Education	25
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	17
Other	16
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingswood Nursery School Briar Road , WD25 0DX	4out of 4	4,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxhey Early Years Centre Eastbury Road , Oxhey WD19 4RL	4out of 4	4,277 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highwood Primary School Mead Way , WD23 2AW	3out of 4	1,324 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bournehall Primary School Bournehall Avenue , WD23 3AX	4out of 4	2,247 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Knutsford Primary Academy Balmoral Road , WD24 7ER	2out of 4	2,253 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fair Field Junior School Watford Road , WD7 8LU	3out of 4	2,380 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Reddings Primary School Harcourt Road , WD23 3PR	3out of 4	2,488 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queens' School Aldenham Road , WD23 2TY	3out of 4	1,397 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushey Meads School Coldharbour Lane , WD23 4PA	3out of 4	2,397 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Watford UTC 18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT	3out of 4	2,457 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Grange Academy London Road , WD23 3AA	- not rated	2,746 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls Lady's Close , WD18 0AE	4out of 4	3,525 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Herts College Watford Campus , Hempstead Road WD17 3EZ	- not rated	3,827 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School Hartspring Cottage , Elton Way WD25 8HB	- not rated	381 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Purcell School Aldenham Road , Bushey WD23 2TS	- not rated	1,137 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edge Grove School High Cross , Aldenham WD25 8NL	- not rated	1,453 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longwood School Bushey Hall Drive , WD23 2QG	- not rated	2,052 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Aldenham Foundation Elstree , WD6 3AJ	- not rated	2,321 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Toby Carvery	Hartspring Lane, Watford	420 yd
Costco Europe (UK) Ltd (Deli, Butchery, Bakery, Warehouse, F	Hartspring Lane, Watford	570 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Centre	Hartspring Lane, Watford	828 yd
Roundbush Tea Room	Roundbush Nursery, Round Bush Lane	978 yd
McDonalds	McDonalds Restaurant, Elton Way	998 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Little Alpine At The Three Compasses	The Three Compasses, Pegmire Lane	386 yd
Aldenham Golf & Country Club	Church Lane, Aldenham	594 yd
Aldenham Social Club	Church Lane, Aldenham	858 yd
The Roundbush Public House	Round Bush Lane, Aldenham	1,064 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hilton Hotel Watford ELTON WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	403 yd
Aldenham Golf Club CHURCH LANE	golf	597 yd
Graftism Gym OTTERSPOOL WAY	health and fitness suite	813 yd
David Lloyd Club (Bushey) OFFICE OFFICE HARTSPRING LANE	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	831 yd
Aldenham Cricket Club WALL HALL	grass pitches	928 yd
Little Bushey Lane ALDENHAM ROAD	grass pitches	964 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	228.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	33.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.