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Hertsmere

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
149,013
Households
42,696
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
42,696
Households
White Brit. · 63%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£521,571
Median property price
£1,580
Median rent
3,023
Postcodes
42,696
Households
White Brit. · 63%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£521,571
Median property price
£1,580
Median rent
3,023
Postcodes

Sold prices in Hertsmere

England & Wales
Property sales · Hertsmere
HM Land Registry · Hertsmere
Average price
£623,406
YoY: -1.6%
Median price: £521,571
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 41 sales · avg £570,437
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£789k£656k£523k
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 Hertsmere

England & Wales
Crime trends · Hertsmere

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
249
YoY +8%
260226191
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
145
YoY -8%
18313688
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
34
YoY -29%
935925
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
25
YoY +25%
462911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
58
YoY +76%
624731
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
40
YoY -11%
583919
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

719
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Hertsmere

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

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

Hertsmere is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

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.

Transport in Hertsmere

Elstree & Borehamwood is a 20-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.6 km

  • Elstree & Borehamwood

    Rail

    1.6 km
  • Radlett

    Rail

    3.0 km
  • Radlett Railway

    Rail

    3.0 km
  • Stanmore

    Tram · Underground

    5.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Hertsmere

GPs make up most of the mapped places

13 GPs · 6 Museums · 3 Hospitals · 26 in all

  • GPs13
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals3
  • Libraries3
  • Universities1

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

Private rents in Hertsmere

Median private rent

£1,580/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,238
1 bed
£1,580
2 bed
£1,911
3 bed
£2,761
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Hertsmere

Coordinates51.6672, -0.2853
Postcodes
3,023
Population (Census)
149,013
Households (Census)
42,696
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.8 per 1k

Demographics in Hertsmere

Ethnicity

Total residents: 107,876
White Brit.63.1%
Other White11.6%
Indian6.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.5%
African3.4%
+ 4 other groups · 12.2%

Religion

Total residents: 107,822
Christian41.8%
No religion24.2%
Jewish17.0%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu5.0%
+ 2 other religions · 5.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 149,013
75–8472.4%
35–495.7%
25–344.6%
16–194.2%
85 years and over4.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.8%

Households

Total households: 42,696
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.8%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
All members 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hertsmere

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.85 (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 6.85 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).