Longspring, Watford, Hertfordshire

Longspring is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Longspring has an average crime rate (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Longspring is located in the Leggatts ward of the Watford district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.674759, -0.40247
Grid Ref TQ105985
Suburb Watford Heath
Constituency Watford

House Prices

The average house price in Longspring is 100% higher than the rest of Watford. The last sale we have on record is 11 Longspring, that sold for £190,000. The average house price in Watford is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Longspring

Date No. Type Price
30/11/2022 11 £190,000
25/03/2022 29A Semi £525,000

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

Crime in Longspring, Hertfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Longspring in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Longspring
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation

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 Longspring and compared that to the average for the Leggatts ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Longspring, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leggatts ward

Social economic statistics for Longspring

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 Longspring is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Longspring 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 Longspring experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Longspring are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Longspring involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Longspring are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Longspring are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Longspring, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Longspring are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Longspring

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

Unemployment in Longspring

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.
5.25% of Longspring residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Longspring

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Longspring. The proportion of retirees on Longspring is 3.79% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.81% of Longspring residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Longspring

The proportion of home owners on Longspring is 12.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.9% of properties in Longspring are private rented and 43.97% are social rented.
49.14% of residents of Longspring own their home

Country of Birth of Longspring residents

The proportion if Longspring residents born in the UK is 13.44% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.79% of Longspring residents were born outside the UK.
69.21% of Longspring residents were born in the UK

Longspring Summary

Longspring has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Longspring maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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