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Cadwell · North Hertfordshire

Cadwell: your neighbourhood

Cadwell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 19% across North Hertfordshire (6.2 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 65 or over: 25.5% here, compared with 19.4% across North Hertfordshire (6.1 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 privately: 11% here, compared with 15% across North Hertfordshire (4.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

All usual residents

600 out of 2,356.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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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

117 out of 2,358.

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People counted in the census

2,358

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

All usual residents

2,358 out of 2,358.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.8%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

Residents aged 16 and over

794 out of 1,944.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.6%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

504 out of 1,036.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

167 out of 1,036.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.5%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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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

832 out of 1,958.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

1,080 out of 1,958.

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

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

82 out of 1,958.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

Residents aged 16 and over

291 out of 1,944.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

All households

116 out of 1,041.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.7%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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

562 out of 1,958.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

25%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

Show the workings

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

All households

259 out of 1,041.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Cadwell

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 1,958.

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Crime and safety

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

89 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 102 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Cadwell 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; 4 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 · Cadwell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202455
October 202494
November 2024111
December 202471
January 202583
February 2025103
March 2025103
April 202551
May 2025132
June 202597
July 202584
August 202575
September 202593
October 202564
November 202532
December 202553
January 202691
February 202642
March 202684
April 202644
May 2026162
June 20261310
July 202685
August 202643
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cadwell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
criminal damage arson11
vehicle crime9
burglary7
other theft6
public order6
drugs4
other crime2
possession of weapons2
theft from the person2
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 North Hertfordshire →