Willoughby Way, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire

Willoughby Way is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Willoughby Way is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Willoughby Way is located in the Hitchin Highbury ward of the North Hertfordshire district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.944221, -0.266188
Grid Ref TL192287
Suburb Whitehill
Constituency Hitchin and Harpenden

House Prices

The average house price in Willoughby Way is 100% higher than the rest of North Hertfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 12 Willoughby Way, that sold for £540,000. The average house price in North Hertfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Willoughby Way

Date No. Type Price
21/11/2022 12 Semi £540,000
05/10/2022 6 Detached £880,000
06/05/2022 48 Semi £500,000
18/06/2021 40 Semi £490,000
09/06/2021 42 Semi £510,000
25/02/2021 53 Semi £460,000
07/12/2020 38 Semi £571,000
26/06/2020 8 Semi £487,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Willoughby Way, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Willoughby Way during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Willoughby Way and compared that to the average for the Hitchin Highbury ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Willoughby Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hitchin Highbury ward

Social economic statistics for Willoughby Way

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Willoughby Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Willoughby Way is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Willoughby Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Willoughby Way are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Willoughby Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Willoughby Way are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Willoughby Way are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Willoughby Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Willoughby Way are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Willoughby Way

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Willoughby Way.

Unemployment in Willoughby Way

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of Willoughby Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Willoughby Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Willoughby Way. The proportion of retirees on Willoughby Way is 13.49% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.09% of Willoughby Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Willoughby Way

The proportion of home owners on Willoughby Way is 29.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.03% of properties in Willoughby Way are private rented and 0.73% are social rented.
91.24% of residents of Willoughby Way own their home

Country of Birth of Willoughby Way residents

The proportion if Willoughby Way residents born in the UK is 2.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.66% of Willoughby Way residents were born outside the UK.
85.34% of Willoughby Way residents were born in the UK

Willoughby Way Summary

With house prices in Willoughby Way more than the average for Hertfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Willoughby Way is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Willoughby Way has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Willoughby Way maybe difficult.

Willoughby Way has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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