Bushey Heath

Hertsmere · East of England · population 10,685 · 6 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #389 of 6,856 in England
  • #44 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,552
Median age (est.)46
Density1,637per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above43%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 23% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors23%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 14%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 77%Asian 14%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Jewish 35% · Christian 29% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Bushey Heath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #389 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (92) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £626,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 150 sales), 13% above the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £49,235 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 85 · #1,013
Employment 90 · #718
Education 92 · #581
Health 89 · #752
Crime 85 · #999
Housing & access 70 · #2,020
Living environment 72 · #1,890

House prices ?

£626,000median (12m) · +1.2% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£626,000150+1.2%+19.8%
Detached£950,00049+0.5%+19.5%
Semi-detached£627,00037-3.9%+15.0%
Terraced£490,00034+2.4%+9.6%
Flat£365,00030+0.7%+6.4%
This area£626,000
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)£49,235±£6,975 · #1,197 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,461
Price-to-income ?12.7×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 515 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,958 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft64
Burglary50
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons32
Drugs47
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 99 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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