# Oxhey

South east Watford. 7,313 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

Oxhey had 7,179 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004979. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oxhey was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 952nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,179** (2021). Oxhey had 7,179 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 4,513th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in Oxhey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Oxhey, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004979) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 86% of people in Oxhey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004979) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 87 homes were sold in Oxhey in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004979) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Oxhey.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004979) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Oxhey had 7,179 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Oxhey

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oxhey at a rate of 64.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.3 per 1,000 people across Watford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 175 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Oxhey compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Oxhey | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £500,000 | joint 3rd most expensive | 12 middle areas, Watford · 2025 |
| Population | 7,179 | 2nd least populated | 12 middle areas, Watford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 86% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 12 middle areas, Watford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.1% | 2nd highest | 12 middle areas, Watford · Jan 2026 |

## Is Oxhey safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oxhey at a rate of 64.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.3 per 1,000 people across Watford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Oxhey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (175), anti-social behaviour (99) and other crime (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Watford

These figures are published for the whole of Watford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Watford and not Oxhey alone. [See Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)

- **Average house price: £408,659** (August 2026). Watford’s average house price was £408,659 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,219** (2025). Full-time workers living in Watford earned a median of £43,219 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Watford costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Watford has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oxhey in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oxhey was £500,000 in 2025.
Oxhey had 7,179 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Oxhey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Oxhey, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004979
- Ward: [Oxhey †](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/ward/oxhey)
- Constituency: [Watford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/watford)
- Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,313*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bushey Central](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/bushey-central), [Oxhey Hall & Hayling](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/oxhey-hall-and-hayling), [Carpenders Park](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/carpenders-park), [Central Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/central-watford), [West Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/west-watford), [Bushey North](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/bushey-north)

## Latest updates for Oxhey

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004979

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/watford/oxhey