42,696
Households
White Brit. · 63%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
621 · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£564,794
Median property price
3,031
Postcodes
Overview of Hertsmere
Coordinates51.6672, -0.2854
Postcodes
3,031
Population (Census)
149,013
Households (Census)
42,696
Recorded crime · May '26
621 · 4.2 per 1k
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 6.98 (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 6.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Hertsmere
Property sales · Hertsmere
HM Land Registry · Hertsmere
Average price
£626,003
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £515,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 18 sales · avg £643,223
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£814k£668k£523k
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 Hertsmere
Crime trends · Hertsmere
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
260226191
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
219
YoY -16%
ASB
18313688
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
147
YoY -16%
Vehicle Crime
935925
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -58%
Burglary
462911
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
35
YoY +40%
Criminal damage
624731
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY -24%
Demographics in Hertsmere
Ethnicity
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
Christian41.8%
No religion24.2%
Jewish17.0%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu5.0%
+ 2 other religions · 5.6%
Age groups
75–8472.4%
35–495.7%
25–344.6%
16–194.2%
85 years and over4.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.8%
Households
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%
Wards in Hertsmere
Aldenham East
IMD 9.56189 postcodes
Bushey Heath
IMD 9.44169 postcodes
Potters Bar Parkfield
IMD 8.93169 postcodes
Bushey Park
IMD 8.51226 postcodes
Aldenham West
IMD 8.03208 postcodes
Potters Bar Furzefield
IMD 7.90125 postcodes
Elstree
IMD 7.66161 postcodes
Bushey St James
IMD 7.53215 postcodes
Bushey North
IMD 7.41180 postcodes
Bentley Heath & The Royds
IMD 6.86148 postcodes
Potters Bar Oakmere
IMD 6.07157 postcodes
Borehamwood Kenilworth
IMD 5.96212 postcodes
Shenley
IMD 5.84211 postcodes
Borehamwood Hillside
IMD 5.40174 postcodes
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
IMD 4.90248 postcodes
Borehamwood Cowley Hill
IMD 3.64239 postcodes
Schools in Hertsmere
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bushey Heath Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD23 1SP
Outstanding
3.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Dame Alice Owen's School
Hertfordshire · EN6 2DU
Outstanding
3.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Yavneh Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD6 1HL
Outstanding
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ashfield Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD23 1SR
Good
3.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Bushey Manor Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD23 2QL
Good
4.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Bushey Meads School
Hertfordshire · WD23 4PA
Good
3.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Clore Shalom School
Hertfordshire · WD7 9BL
Good
2.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Cowley Hill School
Hertfordshire · WD6 5DP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cranborne Primary School
Hertfordshire · EN6 2BA
Good
4.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Hertfordshire · WD6 5NN
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.