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Hertford Heath & Brickendon · East Hertfordshire

Hertford Heath & Brickendon: your neighbourhood

Hertford Heath & Brickendon electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.6% here, compared with 38.6% across East Hertfordshire (7 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.7% here, compared with 13.8% across East Hertfordshire (2.9 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.8% here, compared with 11.9% across East Hertfordshire (1.9 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

620 out of 3,542.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

108 out of 3,546.

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People counted in the census

3,541

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

3,541 out of 3,541.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.6%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

860 out of 2,724.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

534 out of 1,212.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

167 out of 1,212.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,129 out of 2,712.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.7%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,537 out of 2,712.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

65 out of 2,712.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.7%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

455 out of 2,724.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

210 out of 1,213.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

574 out of 2,712.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

164 out of 1,213.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

46 out of 2,712.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Hertford Heath & Brickendon ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

123 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 152 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hertford Heath & Brickendon ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Hertford Heath & Brickendon
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024122
October 2024161
November 2024171
December 2024102
January 202572
February 2025104
March 2025105
April 2025103
May 2025142
June 2025153
July 2025116
August 2025204
September 202582
October 202572
November 2025144
December 202563
January 2026102
February 202682
March 2026101
April 2026135
May 2026117
June 202680
July 2026165
August 2026123
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hertford Heath & Brickendon
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime67
criminal damage arson15
vehicle crime11
other theft10
drugs8
burglary5
other crime3
public order3
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across East Hertfordshire →