Fieldway, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0EY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HP3 0EY is primarily male, with 94.7% of the population 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	9.8%	5.3%	-4.5%	51.0%	-45.7%
Male	90.2%	94.7%	4.5%	49.0%	45.7%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around HP3 0EY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 77.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	62.3%	77.2%	14.9%	37.9%	39.3%
Married: Opposite sex	23.5%	11.1%	-12.4%	44.2%	-33.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8%	6.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	38.1%	37.7%	-0.4%	48.4%	-10.7%
Good health	42.9%	40.7%	-2.2%	33.6%	7.1%
Fair health	13.5%	16%	2.5%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	18%	15.3%	-2.7%	18.2%	-2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	27.6%	11.3%	-16.3%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.9%	22.7%	2.8%	13.4%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	4.1%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	17.5%	7.2%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	15.3%	23.8%	8.5%	33.8%	-10.0%
Other	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.7%	5.2%	3.5%	1.1%	4.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	2.4%	5.8%	3.4%	2.7%	3.1%
Other Asian	2.4%	1.2%	-1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	8.6%	7.8%	-0.8%	2.5%	5.3%
Black Caribbean	10.6%	8.2%	-2.4%	1.0%	7.2%
Other Black	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	3.5%	2.4%	0.4%	3.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	6%	1.2%	0.9%	5.1%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	55.2%	50.9%	-4.3%	81.4%	-30.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.1%	1.5%
Arab	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1%	1.9%	0.9%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.6% 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	74.9%	79.6%	4.7%	83.2%	-3.6%
European Union	4.1%	3%	-1.1%	6.1%	-3.1%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	6.7%	5.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	4.8%	-2.0%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.1%	0%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.7%	79.7%	7.0%	83.2%	-3.5%
10+ Years	1.8%	17%	15.2%	9.8%	7.2%
5-10 Years	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	4.5%	1.1%	-3.4%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	19%	0.1%	-18.9%	1.9%	-1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.2%	76.7%	-3.5%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	17%	13.5%	3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.1%	37.2%	-10.1%
Christian	35.2%	46.2%	-11.0%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	21.4%	6.5%	14.9%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	10.7%	6.0%	4.7%

Safety

Is Fieldway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fieldway was 143.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 154.7% higher than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fieldway has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield and the 72nd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 87.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HP3 0EY, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 1/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Fieldway are based on 12 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 Fieldway, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0EY

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP3 0EY

Average Price
£547,921

Semi-Detached
£533,942

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£561,900

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fieldway

Average Price
£560,677

Semi-Detached
£558,599

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£566,912

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on FieldwayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Fieldway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£570,000	2025-10-01	£570,000
6 Fieldway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£410,000	2018-07-26	£504,653
10 Fieldway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2015-09-16	£669,919
1 Fieldway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2015-03-03	£520,906
4 Fieldway, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£295,000	2013-01-18	£556,453

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP3 0EY

Employment

HP3 0EY area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Other	651
Unemployed	104
Student (economically inactive)	89
Full-Time Employee	77
Part-Time Employee	54
Self-Employed	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	69
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Manufacturing	18
Education	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Information and communication	11
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

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	5,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bovingdon Primary Academy Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street , Bovingdon HP3 0HL	4out of 4	650 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ley Hill School The Green , Ley Hill HP5 1YF	3out of 4	3,193 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Thomas Coram Church of England School Swing Gate Lane , HP4 2RP	3out of 4	3,393 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pixies Hill Primary School Hazeldell Road , HP1 2BY	3out of 4	3,943 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Swing Gate Lane , HP4 2LJ	3out of 4	3,961 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashlyns School Chesham Road , HP4 3AH	3out of 4	3,824 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
John F Kennedy Catholic School Hollybush Lane , HP1 2PH	3out of 4	4,977 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesham Grammar School White Hill , HP5 1BA	4out of 4	5,065 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane , HP1 1TX	3out of 4	5,324 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westbrook Hay London Road , Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RF	- not rated	2,327 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesham Preparatory School Two Dells Lane , Orchard Leigh HP5 3QF	- not rated	3,020 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roman Fields Academy 11 Box Lane , HP3 0DF	- not rated	3,504 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Chesham Road , HP4 2SZ	- not rated	3,562 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Berkhamsted School Overton House , 133 High Street HP4 2DJ	- not rated	4,424 yd	Other independent 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
Prison Advice and Care Trust	The Mount HMP, Molyneaux Avenue	316 yd
HACRO	The Mount Hmp, Molyneaux Avenue	317 yd
K's Sandwich Bar Cafe	43 High Street	519 yd
Zeera	Zeera, 49 High Street	617 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Halfway House	The Halfway House, Hempstead Road	274 yd
Bovingdon Bowls Club	Bowling Club, High Street	519 yd
The Bell Inn	The Bell, 79 High Street	674 yd
Bovingdon Cricket Club	Cricket Club Pavilion, Bovingdon Green	1,078 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bovingdon Kebab	8 High Street	317 yd
Simmons Bakers Ltd	40 High Street	519 yd
The Burger Shack	Bovingdon Market, Bovingdon Airfield, Chesham Road	658 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Bovingdon High Street Express (06261)	2 High Street		243 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hmp The Mount THE MOUNT THE MOUNT MOLYNEAUX AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	319 yd
Bovingdon Primary Academy HIGH STREET	grass pitches	533 yd
Bovingdon And Flaunden Tennis Club GREEN LANE	tennis courts	1,029 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	37.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	142.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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