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SG6 2

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8,057 people · median £461,250 · North Hertfordshire

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North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,057

0–14

17%

15–24

10%

25–44

23%

45–64

27%

65+

24%

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Median age45.6

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate62%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.1%

Self-employed · of people in work16.8%

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Retired22.6%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified36%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications17.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.61/10

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Happiness7.59/10

Feels worthwhile7.82/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.36/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.0/10

Employment

5.9/10

Education & skills

5.9/10

Health & disability

6.8/10

Crime

6.7/10

Housing & services

6.6/10

Living environment

7.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

66%

own their home

83%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 9%

ONS Census 2021

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