Is Wayfarers Park in Dacorum a nice place to live?

Wayfarers Park is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Wayfarers Park is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Wayfarers Park is located in the Berkhamsted West ward of the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.759236, -0.583233
Grid Ref SP978076
Suburb Berkhamsted
Constituency South West Hertfordshire
Postcodes HP4 3UR, HP4 3US

House Prices

The average house price in Wayfarers Park is 100% higher than the rest of Dacorum. The last sale we have on record is OAKDENE Wayfarers Park, that sold for £1,465,000. The average house price in Dacorum is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wayfarers Park

Date No. Type Price
03/09/2020 OAKDENE Detached £1,465,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Wayfarers Park, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Wayfarers Park during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Wayfarers Park and compared that to the average for the Berkhamsted West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wayfarers Park, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Berkhamsted West ward

Social economic statistics for Wayfarers Park

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Wayfarers Park is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wayfarers Park is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Wayfarers Park experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wayfarers Park are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wayfarers Park involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wayfarers Park are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Wayfarers Park are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Wayfarers Park, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wayfarers Park are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wayfarers Park

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Wayfarers Park.

Unemployment in Wayfarers Park

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.71% of Wayfarers Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wayfarers Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wayfarers Park. The proportion of retirees on Wayfarers Park is 6.84% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.44% of Wayfarers Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wayfarers Park

The proportion of home owners on Wayfarers Park is 25.88% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.79% of properties in Wayfarers Park are private rented and 8.33% are social rented.
87.88% of residents of Wayfarers Park own their home

Country of Birth of Wayfarers Park residents

The proportion if Wayfarers Park residents born in the UK is 10.89% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.46% of Wayfarers Park residents were born outside the UK.
93.54% of Wayfarers Park residents were born in the UK

Wayfarers Park Summary

With house prices in Wayfarers Park more than the average for Hertfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wayfarers Park has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wayfarers Park maybe difficult.

Wayfarers Park has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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