Letchworth Wilbury

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 5,579 · 4 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,672 of 6,856 in England
  • #497 of 746 in East of England
  • #15 of 16 in North Hertfordshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,632
Median age (est.)41
Density3,086per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above33%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 32%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 8%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 8%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 39% · Sikh 3%

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

Letchworth Wilbury sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,672 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (85) and lowest on Income (33). Typical homes here, about £335,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 61 sales), 20% below the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,532 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 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 33 · #4,591
Employment 35 · #4,426
Education 40 · #4,091
Health 48 · #3,563
Crime 48 · #3,563
Housing & access 62 · #2,603
Living environment 85 · #1,026

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,00061-2.9%+25.2%
Detached£615,0009+12.1%+23.5%
Semi-detached£465,00019+9.4%+13.4%
Terraced£292,50016-11.4%+4.5%
Flat£180,00017-24.2%+4.3%
This area£335,000
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)£42,532±£6,131 · #2,699 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,789
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 284 offences
North Hertfordshire52
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,193 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences174
Theft22
Burglary9
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons20
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 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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