Is Ley Hill Road in Dacorum a nice place to live?

Ley Hill Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Ley Hill Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ley Hill Road is located in the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward of the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.709521, -0.556679
Grid Ref SP998021
Suburb Latimer and Ley Hill
Constituency South West Hertfordshire
Postcodes HP3 0NJ, HP3 0NL, HP3 0NW

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Ley Hill Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Ley Hill Road, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Ley Hill Road 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 Ley Hill Road and compared that to the average for the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ley Hill Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward

Social economic statistics for Ley Hill Road

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 Ley Hill Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ley Hill Road 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 Ley Hill Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ley Hill Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ley Hill Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ley Hill Road are in the top 10% 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 Ley Hill Road 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 Ley Hill Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ley Hill Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ley Hill Road

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

Unemployment in Ley Hill Road

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.
2.19% of Ley Hill Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ley Hill Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ley Hill Road. The proportion of retirees on Ley Hill Road is 1.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.71% of Ley Hill Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ley Hill Road

The proportion of home owners on Ley Hill Road is 20.5% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.83% of properties in Ley Hill Road are private rented and 1.67% are social rented.
82.5% of residents of Ley Hill Road own their home

Country of Birth of Ley Hill Road residents

The proportion if Ley Hill Road residents born in the UK is 6.92% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.43% of Ley Hill Road residents were born outside the UK.
89.57% of Ley Hill Road residents were born in the UK

Ley Hill Road Summary

Ley Hill Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ley Hill Road maybe difficult.

Ley Hill Road 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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