Hitchin Highbury
North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 8,007 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #156 of 6,856 in England
- #19 of 746 in East of England
- #1 of 16 in North Hertfordshire
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 18%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Elementary | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 43% · Christian 42% · Sikh 2%
Born outside the UK: 14%
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
Hitchin Highbury is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #156 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (98) and lowest on Living environment (68). Typical homes here sold for about £472,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 122 sales), 12% above the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,330 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 32 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £472,500 | 122 | -6.0% | +6.2% |
| Detached | £764,000 | 24 | -6.1% | +22.0% |
| Semi-detached | £560,000 | 37 | +2.8% | +27.3% |
| Terraced | £405,000 | 22 | -12.0% | -9.0% |
| Flat | £260,000 | 39 | +4.0% | +13.0% |
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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 ?
- #3,585 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 #528 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 99 |
| Theft | 67 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 |
| Public order & weapons | 20 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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 North Hertfordshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Woodley EastWokingham98£465,000
- Battledown & Charlton KingsCheltenham98£444,500
- Pennsylvania & UniversityExeter98£410,000
- HookstoneNorth Yorkshire98£401,750
- Brackley NorthWest Northamptonshire98£340,500
- Burbage Sketchley & StrettonHinckley and Bosworth98£315,000