3,108
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
164 · 23.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£507,500
Median property price
243
Postcodes
Overview of Handside
Coordinates51.7989, -0.2131
Postcodes
243
Population (Census)
6,924
Households (Census)
3,108
Recorded crime · May '26
164 · 23.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Handside
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Handside
Property sales · Handside
HM Land Registry · Handside
Average price
£549,372
YoY: -7.9%
Median price: £521,833
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £710,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£940k£591k£243k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Handside
Crime trends · Handside
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
412814
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY -23%
ASB
543312
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
54
YoY +238%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
523518
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +29%
Demographics in Handside
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.2%
Other White6.0%
Indian2.7%
White Irish1.7%
Other Asian1.4%
+ 3 other groups · 9.0%
Religion
Christian48.1%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu1.9%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4919.1%
65–7411.3%
25–349.8%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Any member 66+20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Other14.7%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 6 other households · 24.6%
Schools in Handside
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lakeside School
Hertfordshire · AL8 6YN
Outstanding
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Applecroft School
Hertfordshire · AL8 6JZ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Stanborough School
Hertfordshire · AL8 6YR
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Handside
Postcodes in Handside
AL6 9AJAL7 9SAAL7 9ZZAL8 6ABAL8 6AEAL8 6AHAL8 6AJAL8 6ALAL8 6APAL8 6AQAL8 6ATAL8 6BAAL8 6BBAL8 6BEAL8 6BHAL8 6BJAL8 6BLAL8 6BPAL8 6BQAL8 6BWAL8 6BXAL8 6BYAL8 6DBAL8 6DDAL8 6DEAL8 6DGAL8 6DHAL8 6DJAL8 6DLAL8 6DNAL8 6DQAL8 6DSAL8 6DUAL8 6DXAL8 6EAAL8 6EBAL8 6EDAL8 6EEAL8 6EFAL8 6EGAL8 6EHAL8 6EJAL8 6ELAL8 6ENAL8 6EPAL8 6EQAL8 6ETAL8 6EUAL8 6EXAL8 6EYAL8 6HAAL8 6HFAL8 6HGAL8 6HHAL8 6HJAL8 6HLAL8 6HNAL8 6HPAL8 6HQAL8 6HRAL8 6HSAL8 6HTAL8 6HUAL8 6HWAL8 6HXAL8 6HYAL8 6HZAL8 6JAAL8 6JBAL8 6JDAL8 6JFAL8 6JGAL8 6JLAL8 6JQAL8 6JRAL8 6JSAL8 6JTAL8 6JUAL8 6JWAL8 6JXAL8 6JYAL8 6JZAL8 6LAAL8 6LBAL8 6LDAL8 6LEAL8 6LGAL8 6LHAL8 6LJAL8 6LLAL8 6LNAL8 6LPAL8 6LQAL8 6LWAL8 6LYAL8 6NAAL8 6NDAL8 6NEAL8 6NQAL8 6NSAL8 6NTAL8 6NUAL8 6NYAL8 6PAAL8 6PBAL8 6PDAL8 6PGAL8 6PHAL8 6PLAL8 6PRAL8 6PSAL8 6PZAL8 6QAAL8 6QJAL8 6QLAL8 6QNAL8 6QRAL8 6QSAL8 6QTAL8 6QU