Chaulden

Dacorum · East of England · population 4,985 · 3 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,836 of 6,856 in England
  • #392 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 22 in Dacorum
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,024
Median age (est.)40
Density1,931per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 25%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

In summary

Chaulden is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,836 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 22 in Dacorum. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (84) and lowest on Education (34). Typical homes here sold for about £420,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 75 sales), 7% below the wider Dacorum median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,111 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,892
Employment 48 · #3,542
Education 34 · #4,529
Health 61 · #2,692
Crime 59 · #2,802
Housing & access 73 · #1,835
Living environment 84 · #1,115

House prices ?

£420,000median (12m) · +1.2% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£420,00075+1.2%+18.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£495,00023+5.3%+20.7%
Terraced£410,00037+0.6%+20.6%
Flat£258,50011+12.4%
This area£420,000
Dacorum£450,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,111±£6,466 · #1,822 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,866
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 241 offences
Dacorum69
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,967 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences120
Theft50
Burglary12
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons21
Drugs2
Robbery5
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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