Hertfordshire · England
Holywell population
9,900people · latest estimate
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Holywell has a population of 9,900, making it the 32nd largest place in Hertfordshire.
#32
of 128 in Hertfordshire
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Watford population trends, 2001–2025.
Holywell in context
1 km
north-east to West Watford, the nearest larger town
561,587
people live within 10 km
#1,262
largest of 6,358 UK places
352
food businesses in Watford
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Holywell sits in postcode district WD18.
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Population since 2001
Watford, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district WD18
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Hertfordshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldock | 10,615 |
| 2 | Abbots Langley | 10,472 |
| 3 | Waltham Cross | 10,000 |
| 4 | London Colney | 9,800 |
| 5 | Leverstock Green | 9,700 |
| 6 | Marshalswick | 9,000 |