Hertford South

East Hertfordshire · East of England · population 9,675 · 6 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,191 of 6,856 in England
  • #158 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 18 in East Hertfordshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,630
Median age (est.)40
Density1,444per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above47%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 19%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional19%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Hertford South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,191 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 18 in East Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (93) and lowest on Crime (54). Typical homes here sold for about £390,500 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 175 sales), 13% below the wider East Hertfordshire median of £448,125. Typical household take-home income is around £51,995 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 70 · #2,027
Employment 80 · #1,403
Education 77 · #1,561
Health 93 · #471
Crime 54 · #3,131
Housing & access 76 · #1,630
Living environment 58 · #2,870

House prices ?

£390,500median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=175
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£390,500175-2.4%-1.8%
Detached£1,100,00016+4.3%+24.8%
Semi-detached£537,50022+5.4%+0.5%
Terraced£440,00049-1.1%-0.1%
Flat£299,99888-4.8%0.0%
This area£390,500
East Hertfordshire£448,125
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)£51,995±£7,316 · #789 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,384
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

64Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 969 offences
East Hertfordshire54
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,950 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences384
Theft241
Burglary50
Vehicle crime72
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons78
Drugs48
Robbery8
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 248 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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