High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP2 7AQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.2%	47.9%	-2.3%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	49.8%	52.1%	2.3%	49.0%	3.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.5%	33.7%	3.2%	37.9%	-4.2%
Married: Opposite sex	53.3%	49.1%	-4.2%	44.2%	4.9%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	6.2%	9.5%	3.3%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	9.3%	5.6%	-3.7%	6.1%	-0.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.7%	49.7%	6.0%	48.4%	1.3%
Good health	40.5%	33.3%	-7.2%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	11.3%	11.1%	-0.2%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1%	2%	1.0%	1.2%	0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.8%	16.1%	-6.7%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.3%	11.2%	-8.1%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	17.5%	0.5%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	5.9%	2.4%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	17.8%	8.5%	16.9%	0.9%
Degree or Similar	24.7%	29.4%	4.7%	33.8%	-4.4%
Other	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	4.6%	4.3%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	92.6%	87.5%	-5.1%	81.4%	6.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.8%	87.7%	-7.1%	83.2%	4.5%
European Union	1%	5.3%	4.3%	6.1%	-0.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	4.4%	3.1%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	88%	-5.5%	83.2%	4.8%
10+ Years	0%	7.9%	7.9%	9.8%	-1.9%
5-10 Years	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	4.9%	0%	-4.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.6%	76.7%	6.9%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.7%	13.5%	-3.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.5%	37.2%	-1.7%
Christian	53.1%	46.2%	6.9%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is High Street Green dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street Green was 49.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.8% lower than the Adeyfield East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

High Street Green has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Adeyfield East and the 195th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in HP2 7AQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street Green are based on 81 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Dacorum.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP2 7AQ

Average Price
£684,276

Semi-Detached
£639,144

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£932,501

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street Green

Average Price
£592,735

Semi-Detached
£644,596

Terraced
£392,793

Detached
£859,847

Flats/Maisonettes
£260,602

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street Green

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£625,000	2025-09-04	£625,000
22 High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£570,000	2025-08-29	£582,258
Mehalah High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£950,000	2024-12-06	£973,917
Mehalah High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, a newly built property	£350,000	2023-11-17	£367,699
Mehalah High Street Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2022-04-14	£1,186,229

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP2 7AQ

Employment

HP2 7AQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

HP2 7AQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Retired	69
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	25
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heath Lane Nursery School Heath Lane , HP1 1TT	3out of 4	2,583 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hobletts Manor Infants' School Adeyfield Road , HP2 5JS	3out of 4	93 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hobletts Manor Junior School Adeyfield Road , HP2 5JS	3out of 4	208 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jupiter Primary School Jupiter Drive , HP2 5NT	3out of 4	762 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Academy Windmill Road , HP2 4BX	2out of 4	1,091 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yewtree Primary School Fletcher Way , HP2 5QR	2out of 4	1,126 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Adeyfield Academy Longlands , HP2 4DE	1out of 4	740 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Astley Cooper School St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7HL	3out of 4	1,998 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Longdean School Rumballs Rd , HP3 8JB	3out of 4	2,138 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane , HP1 1TX	3out of 4	2,660 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laureate Academy Warners End Road , HP1 3DW	1out of 4	2,690 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dacorum Education Support Centre 30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS	4out of 4	602 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haywood Grove School St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7BG	3out of 4	1,814 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbourn Park Independent School Grovehill Youth Centre , Stevenage Rise HP2 6BH	- not rated	1,823 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School Malmes Croft , Leverstock Green HP3 8RL	4out of 4	1,953 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Collett School Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TQ	3out of 4	2,505 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dacorum Cafe	13 Mark Road	423 yd
Deshi Spice	9-10 Mark Road	423 yd
Maylands Cafe	1 Maylands Avenue	509 yd
Windmill Sandwich Bar	6 Maylands Avenue	524 yd
Windmill Cafe	14 The Queens Square	581 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crabtree	The Crabtree, 2 Leverstock Green Road	366 yd
The Jubilee	The Jubilee, The Queens Square	604 yd
Hemel Hempstead Football Club	Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club, Vauxhall Road	679 yd
The Plough	The Plough, Leverstock Green Road	1,081 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Royal	6 The Queens Square	581 yd
New Happy Garden	18 The Queens Square	581 yd
Greggs	Unit 7, Maylands Plaza, Maylands Avenue	588 yd
Quality Pizza and Kebabs	Quality Pizza, 104 Longlands	656 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit 2, Travelodge, Maylands Avenue	867 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op Stores	46-48 The Queens Square	585 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Unit 8, Maylands Plaza, Maylands Avenue	588 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, The Peoplebuilding Estate, Maylands Avenue	735 yd
BUDGENS - THE HEIGHTS	2 The Heights	950 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hobletts Manor Junior School ADEYFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	311 yd
High Street Green Playing Field CONNAUGHT CLOSE	grass pitches	407 yd
Our Gym MARK HOUSE MARK HOUSE MARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	613 yd
Reith Fields EVEREST WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	621 yd
Adeyfield Community Centre ADEYFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE ADEYFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE THE QUEENS SQUARE		646 yd
Hemel Hempstead Town Fc VAUXHALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	665 yd
The Adeyfield School LONGLANDS	grass pitches	716 yd
Nuffield Health Hemel Hempstead Fitness & Wellbeing Gym MAYLANDS AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	767 yd
Broadfield Academy WINDMILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,072 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	211.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	271.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	887 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	887 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	32.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	81.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	898 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.