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Demographics report

Demographics near AL3 8AP

Census profile

Demographics around AL3 8AP

Census 2021 · Dacorum 001
Population5,797usual residents in matched Census geography
Density116people per sq km
Median age43matched Census area
Households—Census household count
Benchmarks

How this postcode compares

Precomputed Census benchmarks; city average is shown only for major UK cities.
MeasurePostcode areaAverage for England
Main ethnic groupWhite
Postcode area91.6%Average for England82.2%
Significant presencewhite other, mixed white asian, asian other
Postcode area8.3%Average for England
Main religionChristian
Postcode area50.3%Average for England
Population densityPeople per sq km
Postcode area116Average for England3,535
Main age bandAged 18 to 64
Postcode area59.7%Average for England60.4%
Main tenureOwner-occupied
Postcode area71.8%Average for England61.8%
Main country of birthuk
Postcode area85.7%Average for England
Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Dacorum 001B
6/ 10

Middle of England

This small area sits around the middle of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

Housing & servicesDecile 1
Major pressure
Living environmentDecile 1
Major pressure
IncomeDecile 7
Relatively strong
JobsDecile 8
Relatively strong
EducationDecile 8
Relatively strong
CrimeDecile 9
Strong
Noise

Modelled transport noise

Source
Max Lden53.3 dBannual day-evening-night level
Max night39.4 dBannual night-time level
Road Lden53.3 dBroad traffic model
Rail Lden0.0 dBrail traffic model

Dominant modelled source at this postcode point: Road traffic. Defra noise maps are modelled strategic estimates, not live meter readings.

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021
Population5,797matched statistical neighbourhood
Median age43Census area median
Owned71.8%household tenure
Private rent11.4%household tenure
Ethnic composition
White91.6%
Asian2.8%
Black0.8%
Mixed3.5%
Other1.4%
Detailed mix
white british84.9%
white other5.7%
mixed white asian1.4%
asian other1.2%
mixed other1.2%
other any1%
white irish0.9%
asian pakistani0.8%
Born: uk85.7%
Born: no passport9.7%
Born: ireland1.2%
Born: other eu0.8%
Born: germany0.3%
Religion

Religion profile around AL3 8AP

Census 2021 · Dacorum 001
Largest groupChristian50.3% of usual residents in the matched Census area
Christian50.3%
No religion39.5%
Religion not stated5.8%
Buddhist1.2%
Muslim1%
Hindu0.7%
Jewish0.7%
Other religion0.6%
Sikh0.1%
Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 47% nationally · 8 matched domains
Safety
68/100
Income
67/100
Employment
64/100
Education
33/100
Health
89/100
Housing access
0/100
Property
54/100
Insight

What the profile means

Use deprivation for within-nation context only. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland publish different measures, methods, and release years.
  • Decile 6/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
  • 11% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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