Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, HP4 2JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HP4 2JW, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	53.1%	2.6%	51.0%	2.1%
Male	49.5%	46.9%	-2.6%	49.0%	-2.1%

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 HP4 2JW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	44.4%	50%	5.6%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	38.4%	32.1%	-6.3%	44.2%	-12.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.3%	4.7%	2.4%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	10.2%	7.5%	-2.7%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	4.2%	4.7%	0.5%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	44.7%	48.2%	3.5%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	42.5%	36.7%	-5.8%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	9.1%	8.6%	-0.5%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.3%	5.4%	2.1%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	26.9%	21.4%	-5.5%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	11.9%	1.7%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	10.5%	-5.2%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	17.6%	10.2%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	33.3%	32.9%	-0.4%	33.8%	-0.9%
Other	4.2%	1.9%	-2.3%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	93.1%	88%	-5.1%	81.4%	6.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.1% 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	91.3%	88.1%	-3.2%	83.2%	4.9%
European Union	4.7%	6.5%	1.8%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	5.6%	-3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.1%	88.8%	-0.3%	83.2%	5.6%
10+ Years	1.1%	8.7%	7.6%	9.8%	-1.1%
5-10 Years	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.8%
Less than 2 years	4.7%	0%	-4.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
No passport held	15.9%	13.5%	2.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.2%	37.2%	17.0%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	1.8%	6.0%	-4.2%

Safety

Is Beech Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beech Drive was 73.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.7% higher than the Berkhamsted East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Beech Drive has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Berkhamsted East and the 189th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.4%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in HP4 2JW, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Beech Drive are based on 33 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 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, HP4 2JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP4 2JW

Average Price
£521,872

Semi-Detached
£581,234

Terraced
£403,147

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beech Drive

Average Price
£317,136

Semi-Detached
£520,715

Terraced
£320,893

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,199

Other
£286,611

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beech DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-02-28	£402,360
7 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£635,000	2022-05-05	£687,694
7 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2016-06-08	£583,585
7 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2008-03-28	£482,991
5 Beech Drive, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£234,950	2007-03-29	£481,577

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP4 2JW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	20
Retired	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Looking after home or family	7
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Information and communication	10
Other	9
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Swing Gate Lane , HP4 2LJ	3out of 4	425 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Prince Edward Street , HP4 3HA	4out of 4	450 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Thomas Coram Church of England School Swing Gate Lane , HP4 2RP	3out of 4	622 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Greenway , HP4 3LF	4out of 4	1,519 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenway Primary and Nursery School Crossways , HP4 3NH	3out of 4	1,602 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	440 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
John F Kennedy Catholic School Hollybush Lane , HP1 2PH	3out of 4	4,549 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Berkhamsted School Overton House , 133 High Street HP4 2DJ	- not rated	410 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School Chesham Road , HP4 2SZ	- not rated	1,560 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Egerton-Rothesay School Durrants Lane , HP4 3UJ	- not rated	2,214 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westbrook Hay London Road , Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RF	- not rated	3,986 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesham Preparatory School Two Dells Lane , Orchard Leigh HP5 3QF	- not rated	4,351 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry Garden	The Curry Garden, 29 High Street	271 yd
The Gatsby	97-99 High Street	413 yd
Dower House Coffee	Dower House, 108 High Street	434 yd
Darvells	102 High Street	458 yd
Fred and Ginger Coffee	125 High Street	485 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bull Berkhamsted	The Bull, 10 High Street	335 yd
The Rex Cinema Berkhamsted	Rex Cinema, High Street	347 yd
The Goat	The Goat Inn, 83 High Street	360 yd
Mad Squirrel Tap & Bottle Shop	104 High Street	458 yd
The Old Mill	The Old Mill, London Road	503 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crystal Mangal	79 High Street	313 yd
Lots Of Rice Ltd	1 Holliday Street	409 yd
Euro Foods (Greggs)	Hall Park Service Station, London Road	503 yd
Blossom & Wild LLP	153 High Street	618 yd
Papa John's	211b High Street	865 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	160 High Street	734 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose Ltd, St Johns Well Lane	959 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit 1, 300 High Street	1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Velvet Lawn BRIARWAY	grass pitches	363 yd
Ashlyns School CHESHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	482 yd
The Thomas Coram C Of E School Swing Gate Lane	grass pitches	533 yd
Butts Meadow 6 FROST HOUSE 6 FROST HOUSE CHESHAM ROAD	grass pitches	606 yd
Berkhamsted School (Castle Campus) CASTLE CAMPUS CASTLE CAMPUS CASTLE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	627 yd
The Fitness Society 176A 176A HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	675 yd
Berkhamsted School (Kings Campus Knox-Johnston Sports Centre) BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	697 yd
Berkhamsted Prep School DOCTORS COMMONS ROAD	grass pitches	773 yd
Chesham Fields Chesham Road	grass pitches	946 yd
Broadwater LOWER KINGS ROAD	grass pitches	1,007 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	47.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s

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

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