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The Royds

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4,725 people · median £615,000 · Hertsmere

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Among the least deprived

Hertsmere Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 19/39 seats · 49% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population4,725

0–14

16%

15–24

11%

25–44

20%

45–64

28%

65+

26%

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Median age47.6

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate61%

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

Unemployed · of economically active residents5%

Self-employed · of people in work22.8%

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Retired19.3%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified38%

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

No formal qualifications16.5%

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 7.46/10

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Happiness6.9/10

Feels worthwhile7.69/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.01/10

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

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% 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 8 in 2019 — has improved 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

7.7/10

Employment

7.3/10

Education & skills

8.3/10

Health & disability

8.7/10

Crime

9.3/10

Housing & services

9.3/10

Living environment

6.3/10

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

81%

own their home

79%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 11%

ONS Census 2021

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