North Hertfordshire: local statistics
North Hertfordshire is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 137,365 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 North Hertfordshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in North Hertfordshire took home £983.40 a week before tax (£49,224 a year). That is 22.2% above the figure for the East of England and the 2nd highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England. Jobs based in North Hertfordshire paid a median £839.40 a week, £144.00 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £634.90: a change of +55% before inflation.
The ONS estimates that 137,365 people lived in North Hertfordshire in mid-2025, a change of +0.4% in a year. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +4.3%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole, the 37th fastest growth of 45 in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
An estimated 84.2% of people aged 16 to 64 living in North Hertfordshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.6 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Its lowest reading in the series was 76.4% and its highest 84.2%.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in North Hertfordshire at £418,857 for July 2026, a rise of 5.3% in twelve months. It ranks as 12th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest (regional average £337,518). This July figure is the highest in the series, 23% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in North Hertfordshire (£49,224) gives a ratio of 8.5. That ratio is mid-table in the East of England, 20th of 45.
The police recorded 49.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in North Hertfordshire in the year to March 2026 (6,796 offences in all), 32nd of 42 in the East of England, counting from the highest rate. A year earlier it was 53.3. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 42.2 to 58.9 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for North Hertfordshire stood at 1,990 in August 2026, or 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. That compares with 2.3% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.3% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.0% in January 2024.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in North Hertfordshire is £2,448.52, up £115.91 on 2025-26. That makes it the 14th highest of 45 in the East of England. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,566.53.
A girl born in North Hertfordshire in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.3 years and a boy 81.5 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 1.1 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 1.0 more. It is close to the middle of all 45 council areas in the East of England (21st highest for women).
The ONS counted 7,125 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in North Hertfordshire in March 2026, 1% fewer than in 2016. That is 52 for every 1,000 residents, the 12th highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 131,662 |
| 2016 | 133,103 |
| 2017 | 133,629 |
| 2018 | 133,283 |
| 2019 | 133,195 |
| 2020 | 133,054 |
| 2021 | 133,583 |
| 2022 | 134,189 |
| 2023 | 135,580 |
| 2024 | 136,818 |
| 2025 | 137,365 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £340,449 |
| July 2017 | £353,661 |
| July 2018 | £363,868 |
| July 2019 | £352,167 |
| July 2020 | £352,567 |
| July 2021 | £369,888 |
| July 2022 | £398,564 |
| July 2023 | £401,140 |
| July 2024 | £389,855 |
| July 2025 | £397,796 |
| July 2026 | £418,857 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £634.90 a week |
| 2016 | £671.10 a week |
| 2017 | £688.10 a week |
| 2018 | £667.50 a week |
| 2019 | £711.70 a week |
| 2020 | £694.60 a week |
| 2021 | £766.10 a week |
| 2022 | £781.70 a week |
| 2023 | £827.40 a week |
| 2024 | £880.70 a week |
| 2025 | £983.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,566.53 |
| 2017-18 | £1,636.74 |
| 2018-19 | £1,730.21 |
| 2019-20 | £1,801.51 |
| 2020-21 | £1,871.35 |
| 2021-22 | £1,948.68 |
| 2022-23 | £2,023 |
| 2023-24 | £2,123.49 |
| 2024-25 | £2,225.95 |
| 2025-26 | £2,332.61 |
| 2026-27 | £2,448.52 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 42.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 48.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 56.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 58.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 56.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 48.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 53.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 49.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 84.2% |
| 2016/17 | 82.1% |
| 2017/18 | 76.4% |
| 2018/19 | 78.5% |
| 2019/20 | 81.7% |
| 2020/21 | 83.5% |
| 2021/22 | 82.0% |
| 2022/23 | 83.5% |
| 2023/24 | 78.0% |
| 2024/25 | 82.1% |
| 2025/26 | 84.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.6 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,175 |
| 2017 | 7,330 |
| 2018 | 7,340 |
| 2019 | 7,325 |
| 2020 | 7,345 |
| 2021 | 7,300 |
| 2022 | 7,160 |
| 2023 | 7,040 |
| 2024 | 7,030 |
| 2025 | 6,995 |
| 2026 | 7,125 |
Questions about North Hertfordshire
What is the average salary in North Hertfordshire?
Median pay for full-time employees living in North Hertfordshire was £983.40 a week in April 2025 (£49,224 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of North Hertfordshire?
The ONS estimates 137,365 people lived in North Hertfordshire in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in North Hertfordshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £418,857.
What is the crime rate in North Hertfordshire?
Home Office figures show 6,796 offences in the year to March 2026, or 49.5 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Hertfordshire?
The ONS claimant count was 1,990 in August 2026, 2.4% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in North Hertfordshire?
£2,448.52 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in North Hertfordshire?
84.3 years for women and 81.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over North Hertfordshire
Every body that makes decisions for North 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
- North Hertfordshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North 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
- Hitchin: Alistair Strathern (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 average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Breckland · Broadland · Cambridge · Epping Forest · Ipswich · Norwich
Related questions
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