Shenley & South Mimms

Hertsmere · East of England · population 5,272 · 4 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,165 of 6,856 in England
  • #433 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,388
Median age (est.)43
Density156per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 18%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional17%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 25% · Jewish 21%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Shenley & South Mimms sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,165 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (64) and lowest on Housing & access (15). Typical homes here sold for about £580,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 52 sales), in line with the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £48,744 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 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 57 · #2,953
Employment 64 · #2,445
Education 63 · #2,528
Health 55 · #3,055
Crime 59 · #2,822
Housing & access 15 · #5,852
Living environment 40 · #4,084

House prices ?

£580,000median (12m) · +14.9% yr · n=52
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£580,00052+14.9%+16.6%
Detached£815,00015-3.0%+5.0%
Semi-detached£586,50014-0.8%+21.6%
Terraced£463,75022-3.5%+9.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£580,000
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)£48,744±£6,952 · #1,291 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,226
Price-to-income ?11.9×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 589 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,259 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences123
Theft290
Burglary13
Vehicle crime53
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons33
Drugs19
Robbery6
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 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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