Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around HP3 9DJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	51.9%	0.7%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	48.8%	48.1%	-0.7%	49.0%	-0.9%

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	31.1%	34.2%	3.1%	37.9%	-3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	55.4%	47.6%	-7.8%	44.2%	3.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.9%	4.8%	2.9%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	7.9%	8.9%	1.0%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	3%	4.5%	1.5%	6.1%	-1.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.6%	59.8%	7.2%	48.4%	11.4%
Good health	37.6%	32.3%	-5.3%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	7.6%	6%	-1.6%	12.7%	-6.7%
Bad health	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around HP3 9DJ this area, 7.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.6%	7.6%	2.0%	18.2%	-10.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	9.7%	-4.2%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	13.4%	-2.3%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	5.5%	1.0%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	19.3%	6.6%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	42.7%	41.4%	-1.3%	33.8%	7.6%
Other	4.9%	3.1%	-1.8%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	3.1%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	3%	3.0%	0.8%	2.2%
White	93.2%	86.7%	-6.5%	81.4%	5.3%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.9% 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	94.4%	89.9%	-4.5%	83.2%	6.7%
European Union	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	6.1%	-1.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	5.6%	-4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.9%	89.7%	-3.2%	83.2%	6.5%
10+ Years	0.6%	7.3%	6.7%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	4.7%	0.3%	-4.4%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.3%	76.7%	11.6%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41%	37.2%	3.8%
Christian	44.6%	46.2%	-1.6%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	0.8%	6.5%	-5.7%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Featherbed Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Featherbed Lane was 144.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.8% higher than the Apsley and Corner Hall average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Featherbed Lane has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall and the 67th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in HP3 9DJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Featherbed Lane are based on 35 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 Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP3 9DJ

Average Price
£284,867

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£407,682

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£243,929

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Featherbed Lane

Average Price
£1,013,914

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£416,108

Detached
£1,766,558

Flats/Maisonettes
£256,710

Other
£1,644,876

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Featherbed LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Mulberry House Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-07-07	£208,180
5 Mulberry House Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2023-06-30	£166,374
9 Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2022-07-14	£370,955
3 Mulberry House Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£269,000	2022-06-28	£279,431
7 Mulberry House Featherbed Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,000	2018-01-19	£267,143

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP3 9DJ

Employment

HP3 9DJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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.

HP3 9DJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	133
Retired	45
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Other	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	27
Information and communication	22
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,351 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Two Waters Primary School High Ridge Close , Apsley HP3 0AU	4out of 4	736 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tudor Primary School Redwood Drive , HP3 9ER	3out of 4	1,164 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Hill Primary School Heath Lane , HP1 1TT	3out of 4	1,351 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belswains Primary School Barnfield , HP3 9QJ	3out of 4	1,507 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boxmoor Primary School Cowper Road , Boxmoor HP1 1PF	3out of 4	1,529 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane , HP1 1TX	3out of 4	1,255 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laureate Academy Warners End Road , HP1 3DW	1out of 4	2,320 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Longdean School Rumballs Rd , HP3 8JB	3out of 4	2,371 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Adeyfield Academy Longlands , HP2 4DE	1out of 4	2,545 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Langley School Love Lane , WD4 9HN	3out of 4	2,966 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roman Fields Academy 11 Box Lane , HP3 0DF	- not rated	1,828 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lockers Park School Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL	- not rated	1,879 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Collett School Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TQ	3out of 4	2,225 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbot's Hill School Bunkers Lane , HP3 8RP	- not rated	2,626 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Dacorum Education Support Centre 30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS	4out of 4	2,832 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Raja Tandoori	Raja Tandoori, 84-86 London Road	101 yd
Apsley Cafe	80 London Road	101 yd
McDonalds	241 London Road	109 yd
Villas Brazil	62 London Road	166 yd
Frogmore Paper Mill	Paper Trail, Fourdrinier Way	307 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Oddfellows Arms	The Oddfellows Arms, 113 London Road	494 yd
Life & Soul Theatre Academy	Boxmoor Hall, St Johns Road	777 yd
Steam Coach	The Steam Coach, 86 St Johns Road	1,067 yd
Cotterells Club	182 Cotterells	1,089 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
LaBabi’s	7-8 Featherbed Lane	2 yd
The Burger Box	96 London Road	89 yd
Efeler Kebab & Pizza	98 London Road	101 yd
River Spice	32-34 London Road	291 yd
Apsley Chinese (Chung Wah)	28 London Road	291 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Aldi, London Road		135 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Apsley Mills Retail Park		609 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Two Waters Primary School HIGH RIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	652 yd
Hemel Hempstead Cricket Club 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE COTTERELLS	grass pitches	654 yd
Boxmoor Cricket Club 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE 1 HEATH PARK HOUSE COTTERELLS	grass pitches	688 yd
Sportspace Hemel Hempstead PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	897 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	85.7%

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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	239.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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