Borehamwood Hillside

Hertsmere · East of England · population 11,045 · 6 LSOAs

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

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,891 of 6,856 in England
  • #398 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,113
Median age (est.)37
Density4,876per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above41%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 18%Private rent 23%

Households

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

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 9%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 75%Asian 9%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · Jewish 22% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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

Borehamwood Hillside is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,891 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (70) and lowest on Income (44). Typical homes here sold for about £490,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 111 sales), 12% below the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £48,927 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,830
Employment 51 · #3,343
Education 62 · #2,610
Health 52 · #3,261
Crime 46 · #3,686
Housing & access 48 · #3,535
Living environment 70 · #2,061

House prices ?

£490,000median (12m) · +4.9% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£490,000111+4.9%+6.2%
Detached£815,0005
Semi-detached£611,00041+2.3%+6.3%
Terraced£485,00033+1.0%+7.8%
Flat£308,00032-6.3%-10.7%
This area£490,000
Hertsmere£555,600
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)£48,927±£6,899 · #1,249 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,084
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 866 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,993 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences362
Theft161
Burglary37
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons82
Drugs64
Robbery22
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 234 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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