Knebworth, Codicote & Kimpton

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 10,579 · 6 LSOAs

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

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #841 of 6,856 in England
  • #99 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 16 in North Hertfordshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,387
Median age (est.)46
Density261per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Knebworth, Codicote & Kimpton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #841 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (93) and lowest on Housing & access (42). Typical homes here sold for about £497,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 204 sales), 18% above the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,365 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 83 · #1,184
Employment 82 · #1,246
Education 90 · #677
Health 93 · #492
Crime 86 · #971
Housing & access 42 · #3,953
Living environment 48 · #3,528

House prices ?

£497,500median (12m) · -0.5% yr · n=204
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£497,500204-0.5%+3.1%
Detached£845,00061+15.0%+3.0%
Semi-detached£517,50066+3.5%+2.0%
Terraced£375,00055+1.8%+22.4%
Flat£225,00022-21.1%-26.2%
This area£497,500
North Hertfordshire£420,000
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)£48,365±£6,811 · #1,385 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,893
Price-to-income ?10.3×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 425 offences
North Hertfordshire52
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,273 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences196
Theft63
Burglary38
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons24
Drugs10
Robbery0
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 94 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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