City Profile • Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £531k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.8% over the past year. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 64 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
151,635
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
13 AreasAL6ExploreCM20ExploreCM21ExploreCM23ExploreEN10ExploreSG10ExploreSG11ExploreSG12ExploreSG13ExploreSG14ExploreSG2ExploreSG3ExploreSG9Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the East Hertfordshire authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English84.7%
White: Other White6.0%
White: Irish1.2%
Indian1.0%
White and Asian1.0%
African0.8%
Age Profile
50-54 years7.6%
55-59 years7.3%
45-49 years7.3%
40-44 years6.7%
10-14 years6.5%
35-39 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional22.3%
Managers and directors18.2%
Associate professional15.8%
Administrative and secretarial10.1%
Skilled trades9.3%
Caring and leisure7.7%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage35.2%
Owned: Outright34.1%
Private rented: Landlord14.4%
Social rented: Other11.4%
Social rented: Council1.7%
Private rented: Other1.7%
Area DNA
family6/10
health3/10
safety7/10
homeown7/10
transit6/10
affluence9/10
diversity4/10
employment10/10
investment8/10