Bushey North

Hertsmere · East of England · population 7,798 · 4 LSOAs

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

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,870 of 6,856 in England
  • #397 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,516
Median age (est.)39
Density1,466per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 18%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 71%Asian 18%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 27% · Hindu 10%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,870 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (63) and lowest on Employment (44). Typical homes here sold for about £515,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 81 sales), 7% below the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £48,221 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 52 · #3,316
Employment 44 · #3,844
Education 54 · #3,117
Health 59 · #2,836
Crime 48 · #3,556
Housing & access 63 · #2,534
Living environment 57 · #2,959

House prices ?

£515,000median (12m) · +11.4% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£515,00081+11.4%+13.2%
Detached£807,50014+4.6%-10.0%
Semi-detached£625,00027+16.8%+32.4%
Terraced£424,75022-0.1%+11.8%
Flat£322,50018-7.6%-10.7%
This area£515,000
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)£48,221±£6,851 · #1,406 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,744
Price-to-income ?10.7×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 528 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,382 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft112
Burglary17
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons40
Drugs26
Robbery8
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 102 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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