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Hempstead & Wigmore

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
10,073
Households
4,012
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k
4,012
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£466,800
Median property price
178
Postcodes
4,012
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£466,800
Median property price
178
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hempstead & Wigmore

England & Wales
Property sales · Hempstead & Wigmore
HM Land Registry · Hempstead & Wigmore
Average price
£458,565
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £421,400
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £452,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£633k£500k£367k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hempstead & Wigmore

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

32
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Hempstead & Wigmore

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 8 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models · Tidal Models and Tidal Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 8-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Medway.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Medway

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Hempstead & Wigmore

GPs make up most of the mapped places

38 GPs · 22 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 71 in all

  • GPs38
  • Libraries22
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities4
  • Museums3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Hempstead & Wigmore

Coordinates51.3476, 0.5765
Postcodes
178
Population (Census)
10,073
Households (Census)
4,012
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k

Demographics in Hempstead & Wigmore

Ethnicity

Total residents: 10,082
White Brit.87.0%
Indian3.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 7.5%

Religion

Total residents: 10,086
Christian52.5%
No religion36.4%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 10,073
50–6421.2%
35–4917.6%
65–7414.9%
75–849.4%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 4,012
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%

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 9.43 (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 9.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Hempstead & Wigmore