— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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3,280 people · median £1,145,000 · Dacorum
Among the least deprived
Dacorum Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control 17/51 seats · 33% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood
Population3,280
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Median age43.5
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate62%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents4.4%
Self-employed · of people in work19.2%
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Retired20.5%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified62%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications6.4%
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 7.6/10
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Happiness7.71/10
Feels worthwhile7.92/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.87/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 10/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 95% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 10/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 10/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 95% 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 10 in 2019 — little changed 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
9.0/10
Employment
10.0/10
Education & skills
9.5/10
Health & disability
10.0/10
Crime
10.0/10
Housing & services
6.5/10
Living environment
9.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
87%
own their home
95%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 2%
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 2%
ONS Census 2021
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