4,012
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
30 · 3.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£483,750
Median property price
177
Postcodes
Overview of Hempstead & Wigmore
Coordinates51.3476, 0.5765
Postcodes
177
Population (Census)
10,073
Households (Census)
4,012
Recorded crime · May '26
30 · 3.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hempstead & Wigmore
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Hempstead & Wigmore
Property sales · Hempstead & Wigmore
HM Land Registry · Hempstead & Wigmore
Average price
£460,563
YoY: +5.6%
Median price: £421,400
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £465,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£636k£502k£367k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Hempstead & Wigmore
Crime trends · Hempstead & Wigmore
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -25%
ASB
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Demographics in Hempstead & Wigmore
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Indian3.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 7.5%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion36.4%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4917.6%
65–7414.9%
75–849.4%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
All members 66+18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Any member 66+14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.1%
Schools in Hempstead & Wigmore
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Fairview Community Primary School
Medway · ME8 0NU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hempstead Infant School
Medway · ME7 3QG
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Hempstead Junior School
Medway · ME7 3HJ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Hempstead & Wigmore
Postcodes in Hempstead & Wigmore
ME5 7PNME5 7PPME7 3AQME7 3AZME7 3BFME7 3DRME7 3DTME7 3DWME7 3DXME7 3HJME7 3NEME7 3NFME7 3NGME7 3NNME7 3NSME7 3NTME7 3NZME7 3PBME7 3PDME7 3PEME7 3PFME7 3PGME7 3PJME7 3PNME7 3PPME7 3PRME7 3PSME7 3PTME7 3PUME7 3PWME7 3PXME7 3PYME7 3PZME7 3QAME7 3QBME7 3QEME7 3QFME7 3QGME7 3QHME7 3QJME7 3QLME7 3QNME7 3QPME7 3QQME7 3QRME7 3QSME7 3QTME7 3QUME7 3QWME7 3QYME7 3QZME7 3RAME7 3RBME7 3RDME7 3REME7 3RFME7 3RGME7 3RHME7 3RJME7 3RLME7 3RNME7 3RPME7 3RQME7 3RRME7 3RSME7 3RTME7 3RUME7 3RWME7 3RYME7 3RZME7 3SAME7 3SBME7 3SDME7 3SEME7 3SFME7 3SGME7 3SHME7 3SJME7 3SLME7 3SNME7 3SPME7 3SQME7 3SRME7 3SSME7 3STME7 3SUME7 3SWME7 3SXME7 3SYME7 3SZME7 3TAME7 3TBME7 3TDME7 3TEME7 3TFME7 3TGME7 3THME7 3TJME7 3TNME7 3TQME7 3TSME8 0EAME8 0FFME8 0GWME8 0HZME8 0JAME8 0JXME8 0JYME8 0JZME8 0LGME8 0LPME8 0LRME8 0LUME8 0LXME8 0LYME8 0LZME8 0NAME8 0NBME8 0NDME8 0NH