Dacorum: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£933,699

Semi-detached

£554,562

Terraced

£425,934

Flat or maisonette

£263,232

First-time buyers

£370,896

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  133,192 in 1991 → 161,420 in 2024 (+21.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £214,836 in 2005 → £459,235 in 2026 (+113.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £453 in 2008 → £717 in 2025 (+58.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  82.7% in 2004 → 74.3% in 2023 (−10.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (+190.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,242 in 1997 → £31,901 in 2024 (+160.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Dacorum; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work1.48 jobs per resident (2024) · 7th highest of 350
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£31,901 (2024) · 52nd highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£717 (April 2025) · 62nd highest of 359
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 65th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Productivity · Economy & work£30.0 per hour (2023) · 342nd highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment10,988 kWh (2024/25) · 295th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 265th lowest of 316
• Employment rate · Economy & work74.3% (2023) · 229th highest of 348

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes Dacorum.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.6 years · England 83.8 · 42nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.4 years · England 60.9 · 11th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.5 years · England 61.3 · 18th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)279.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 33rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.0% · England 10.4 · 26th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.1% · England 64.6 · 57th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes Dacorum.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.8% · England 68.3 · 55th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)50.4 score · England 46.0 · 23rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.3% · England 5.8 · 25th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)10.9% · England 19.8 · 15th lowest of 153