Borehamwood Kenilworth

Hertsmere · East of England · population 6,808 · 4 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,652 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,876
Median age (est.)38
Density3,281per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 27%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 11%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 8%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 78%Asian 8%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 28% · Jewish 14%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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 Kenilworth sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,652 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (88) and lowest on Income (34). Typical homes here sold for about £421,250 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 48 sales), 24% below the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £45,661 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 97 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 34 · #4,509
Employment 43 · #3,919
Education 38 · #4,241
Health 48 · #3,549
Crime 50 · #3,391
Housing & access 35 · #4,440
Living environment 88 · #814

House prices ?

£421,250median (12m) · -0.3% yr · n=48
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£421,25048-0.3%+18.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£500,0007-5.7%+16.3%
Terraced£432,50026-0.3%+21.8%
Flat£272,50014-3.9%-5.2%
This area£421,250
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)£45,661±£6,475 · #1,929 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,684
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 658 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,828 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences265
Theft133
Burglary23
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons48
Drugs43
Robbery6
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 181 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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