Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31315
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31315 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WD7 7LJ
Crime trends · near WD7 7LJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +50%
ASB
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
35
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,748
White Brit.68.5%
Other White7.8%
Indian6.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.5%
African2.2%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,748
Jewish36.2%
Christian30.1%
No religion16.7%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu4.5%
+ 2 other religions · 4.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,421
75–8472.0%
35–496.7%
16–195.0%
25–344.5%
50–643.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.1%
Households
Total households: 628
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.6%
All members 66+18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.7%
Any member 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 23.9%
Administrative Information
Hertsmere
Local Authority
Council Area
Hertsmere E14001284
Constituency
E14001284
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aldenham East
Constituency code
E14001284
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Aldenham
International Territorial Level
Hertsmere
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Hertsmere 005A E01023523
E01023523
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hertsmere 005 E02004900
E02004900
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hertsmere 005A E01023523
E01023523
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hertsmere 005 E02004900
E02004900
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 1984
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> Present
October 1984 — Introduced
Postcode WD7 7LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 31315
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023523 and MSOA E02004900 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD7 7LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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