Neighbourhoods in Dacorum

East of England · 22 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

67

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#81 of 296 local authorities · 22 neighbourhoods · 156,167 residents

Income59
Employment64
Education57
Health71
Crime63
Housing & access55
Living env.69
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 0% of residentsDecile 3: 5% of residentsDecile 4: 5% of residentsDecile 5: 21% of residentsDecile 6: 13% of residentsDecile 7: 8% of residentsDecile 8: 8% of residentsDecile 9: 22% of residentsDecile 10: 19% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Highfield (24) to Berkhamsted Town (99); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Dacorum contains both ends of the scale: Berkhamsted Town at 99 out of 100 (#39 of 6,856 in England) against Highfield at 24, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £331,250 in Highfield to £755,000 in Tring East, Wigginton & Aldbury — a 2.3× gap within Dacorum.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,008a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Dacorum

£450,000median home sold over the past year · +9.8% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 1,918 sales
Detached£810,000
Semi-detached£534,000
Terraced£418,500
Flat£260,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Dacorum

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Berkhamsted Town 3999 £575,000
Tring East, Wigginton & Aldbury 35595 £755,000
Kings Langley 47893 £616,500
Tring West & Long Marston 55392 £575,000
Berkhamsted South 64291 £552,778

Neighbourhood rankings in Dacorum

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Berkhamsted South£57,838
Tring East, Wigginton & Aldbury£56,339
Berkhamsted West£56,145
Berkhamsted Town£55,783
Tring West & Long Marston£55,189

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Nash Mills & Bennetts End8.0×
Boxmoor & Apsley8.3×
Highfield8.5×
Woodhall Farm8.5×
Grovehill8.9×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Dacorum

Postcode districts that overlap Dacorum — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Dacorum Census 2021

Residents155,074
Median age (est.)41
Density730per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 21%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Dacorum.