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Little Hadham & The Pelhams · East Hertfordshire

Little Hadham & The Pelhams: your neighbourhood

Little Hadham & The Pelhams electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 16% across East Hertfordshire (4.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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 65 or over: 20.1% here, compared with 18.2% across East Hertfordshire (1.9 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 13% across East Hertfordshire (1.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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

20.1%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

All usual residents

633 out of 3,147.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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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

119 out of 3,133.

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People counted in the census

3,136

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

All usual residents

3,136 out of 3,136.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.8%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,023 out of 2,570.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

494 out of 1,216.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

130 out of 1,216.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.3%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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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

959 out of 2,574.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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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

1,560 out of 2,574.

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

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

68 out of 2,574.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

Residents aged 16 and over

324 out of 2,570.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

All households

144 out of 1,220.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

595 out of 2,574.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

All households

143 out of 1,220.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams

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

55 out of 2,574.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Little Hadham & The Pelhams ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

87 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 114 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Little Hadham & The Pelhams 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: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 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 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202454
October 2024162
November 202430
December 202457
January 202596
February 2025149
March 2025194
April 202593
May 2025137
June 202572
July 202575
August 2025710
September 2025912
October 202572
November 202595
December 202566
January 2026110
February 202684
March 202663
April 202674
May 202642
June 202686
July 202624
August 2026103
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Little Hadham & The Pelhams
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime32
other theft13
criminal damage arson11
drugs9
public order8
burglary7
other crime4
vehicle crime2
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 →