East Hertfordshire: local statistics
East Hertfordshire is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 158,033 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over East Hertfordshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for East Hertfordshire stood at 1,965 in August 2026, or 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. That compares with 1.9% a year before. The five-year high was 2.9% (August 2021); the low was 1.7% (August 2023).
Life expectancy at birth in East Hertfordshire is 85.6 years for women and 82.0 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.8 years for women and +0.8 for men. It is the 2nd highest for women in the East of England.
The median full-time employee living in East Hertfordshire was paid £960.60 a week before tax in April 2025 (£52,184 a year). It is the 3rd highest in the East of England, and 19.3% more than across the East of England. For full-time jobs located in East Hertfordshire the median is £843.70 a week (−£116.90 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £641.00, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
The average house price in East Hertfordshire was £457,417 in July 2026, up 3.7% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it 9th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest (regional average £337,518). Prices are 20% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in East Hertfordshire (£52,184) gives a ratio of 8.8. That ratio is 17th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest ratio.
A Band D home in East Hertfordshire pays an average of £2,454.78 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.9% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 12th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,553.68.
In March 2026, 9,085 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in East Hertfordshire, 5% more than in 2016. There are 57 per 1,000 residents, the 7th highest of 45 in the East of England.
The police recorded 51.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in East Hertfordshire in the year to March 2026 (8,104 offences in all), the 30th highest rate of the 42 council areas in the East of England. The rate was 50.9 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 44.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In mid-2025 the population of East Hertfordshire was estimated at 158,033, a change of +0.8% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 10.3% (the East of England: +8.5%). That is 14th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.6% of East Hertfordshire residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.6 points either way, against 78.3% across the East of England. Its lowest reading in the series was 75.6% and its highest 84.2%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 143,293 |
| 2016 | 144,801 |
| 2017 | 145,743 |
| 2018 | 146,048 |
| 2019 | 147,335 |
| 2020 | 149,027 |
| 2021 | 150,662 |
| 2022 | 151,878 |
| 2023 | 153,874 |
| 2024 | 156,766 |
| 2025 | 158,033 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £382,373 |
| July 2017 | £404,519 |
| July 2018 | £405,997 |
| July 2019 | £394,726 |
| July 2020 | £405,921 |
| July 2021 | £407,747 |
| July 2022 | £438,346 |
| July 2023 | £425,525 |
| July 2024 | £425,023 |
| July 2025 | £441,239 |
| July 2026 | £457,417 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £641.00 a week |
| 2016 | £646.30 a week |
| 2017 | £675.10 a week |
| 2018 | £670.80 a week |
| 2019 | £747.90 a week |
| 2020 | £699.90 a week |
| 2021 | £760.40 a week |
| 2022 | £862.40 a week |
| 2023 | £873.90 a week |
| 2024 | £917.50 a week |
| 2025 | £960.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,553.68 |
| 2017-18 | £1,621.96 |
| 2018-19 | £1,715.32 |
| 2019-20 | £1,785.90 |
| 2020-21 | £1,864.33 |
| 2021-22 | £1,941.97 |
| 2022-23 | £2,017.22 |
| 2023-24 | £2,116.96 |
| 2024-25 | £2,225.25 |
| 2025-26 | £2,339.63 |
| 2026-27 | £2,454.78 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 44.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 49.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 53.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 57.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 56.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 50.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 51.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 81.9% |
| 2016/17 | 78.5% |
| 2017/18 | 78.4% |
| 2018/19 | 77.2% |
| 2019/20 | 78.4% |
| 2020/21 | 75.6% |
| 2021/22 | 79.9% |
| 2022/23 | 84.2% |
| 2023/24 | 80.1% |
| 2024/25 | 82.8% |
| 2025/26 | 79.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,675 |
| 2017 | 11,065 |
| 2018 | 9,940 |
| 2019 | 12,700 |
| 2020 | 9,620 |
| 2021 | 9,200 |
| 2022 | 8,950 |
| 2023 | 8,780 |
| 2024 | 8,755 |
| 2025 | 8,775 |
| 2026 | 9,085 |
Questions about East Hertfordshire
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in East Hertfordshire?
The ONS claimant count was 1,965 in August 2026, 2.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in East Hertfordshire?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 82.0 years for men and 85.6 for women.
What is the average salary in East Hertfordshire?
£960.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the average house price in East Hertfordshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £457,417.
How much is Band D council tax in East Hertfordshire?
£2,454.78 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the crime rate in East Hertfordshire?
51.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of East Hertfordshire?
The ONS estimates 158,033 people lived in East Hertfordshire in mid-2025.
Who has power over East Hertfordshire
Every body that makes decisions for East Hertfordshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- East Hertfordshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- East Hertfordshire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Broxbourne: Lewis Cocking (Conservative) MP
- Hertford and Stortford: Josh Dean (Labour) MP
- North East Hertfordshire: Chris Hinchliff (Labour) MP
- Stevenage: Kevin Bonavia (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the East of England: Cambridge · Dacorum · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · South Norfolk · St Albans · Tendring
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