Sawbridgeworth

East Hertfordshire · East of England · population 8,847 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #725 of 6,856 in England
  • #79 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 18 in East Hertfordshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,747
Median age (est.)46
Density877per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Sawbridgeworth is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #725 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 18 in East Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (92) and lowest on Education (70). Typical homes here sold for about £452,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 140 sales), in line with the wider East Hertfordshire median of £448,125. Typical household take-home income is around £46,584 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 75 · #1,691
Employment 78 · #1,492
Education 70 · #2,027
Health 92 · #540
Crime 76 · #1,636
Housing & access 82 · #1,246
Living environment 82 · #1,225

House prices ?

£452,500median (12m) · -8.6% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£452,500140-8.6%+6.5%
Detached£710,00042+10.9%+4.4%
Semi-detached£490,00031+1.6%+15.3%
Terraced£380,00043-6.5%+10.1%
Flat£220,62524+0.3%+3.2%
This area£452,500
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)£46,584±£6,533 · #1,716 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,738
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 443 offences
East Hertfordshire54
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,133 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences234
Theft55
Burglary23
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons32
Drugs9
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 125 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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