Elstree & Aldenham
Hertsmere · East of England · population 6,558 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,287 of 6,856 in England
- #169 of 746 in East of England
- #6 of 13 in Hertsmere
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Managers & directors 24% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Managers & directors | 24% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Jewish 34% · Christian 30% · No religion 16%
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
Elstree & Aldenham is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,287 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (89) and lowest on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £572,500 over the past year, down 20% across five years (from 59 sales), in line with the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £55,145 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 58 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £572,500 | 59 | -23.2% | -19.9% |
| Detached | £1,225,000 | 17 | -1.1% | +8.4% |
| Semi-detached | £841,850 | 12 | +20.3% | +53.1% |
| Terraced | £472,500 | 10 | -7.0% | -0.5% |
| Flat | £317,500 | 20 | +2.4% | +4.5% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,297 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,706 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 154 |
| Theft | 41 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 |
| Public order & weapons | 42 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 97 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Hertsmere
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- South Woodford High RoadRedbridge81£570,000
- Enfield Town NorthEnfield81£566,250
- Chobham & WindleshamSurrey Heath81£655,000
- Salisbury StratfordWiltshire81£370,000
- Didcot WestSouth Oxfordshire81£355,000
- Westlea & ShawSwindon81£246,500