East Hertfordshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£886,059

Semi-detached

£527,170

Terraced

£415,559

Flat or maisonette

£249,522

First-time buyers

£357,660

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

  117,342 in 1991 → 156,875 in 2024 (+33.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £236,520 in 2005 → £457,417 in 2026 (+93.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £509 in 2008 → £835 in 2025 (+64.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  80.8% in 2004 → 79.5% in 2023 (−1.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.6% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+216.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,049 in 1997 → £33,888 in 2024 (+141.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for East Hertfordshire; 29 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

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills84.6% (2024/25) · 7th highest of 313
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£835 (April 2025) · 13th highest of 359
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing14.8% (2024/25) · 15th lowest of 292
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 27th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 315th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment10,933 kWh (2024/25) · 290th lowest of 347
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access84.0% (January 2026) · 245th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access64% (May 2024) · 215th highest of 318

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

• 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 East Hertfordshire.

• 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