Russet Drive, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire

Russet Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Russet Drive is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Russet Drive is located in the Shenley ward of the Hertsmere district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.695727, -0.293108
Grid Ref TL180010
Suburb Shenley
Constituency Hertsmere
Postcodes WD7 9RH, WD7 9WA, WD7 9XN

House Prices

The average house price in Russet Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Hertsmere. The last sale we have on record is 2 Russet Drive, that sold for £1,006,000. The average house price in Hertsmere is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Russet Drive

Date No. Type Price
27/10/2022 2 Detached £1,006,000
26/03/2021 1 Detached £747,500
10/01/2020 19 Detached £680,000

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

Crime in Russet Drive, Hertfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hertfordshire Police in Russet Drive 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 Russet Drive and compared that to the average for the Shenley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Russet Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shenley ward

Social economic statistics for Russet Drive

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 Russet Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Russet Drive 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 Russet Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Russet Drive 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 Russet Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Russet Drive 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 Russet Drive 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 Russet Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Russet Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Russet Drive

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

Unemployment in Russet Drive

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.
1.3% of Russet Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Russet Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Russet Drive. The proportion of retirees on Russet Drive is 4.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.73% of Russet Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Russet Drive

The proportion of home owners on Russet Drive is 25.23% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.35% of properties in Russet Drive are private rented and 1.42% are social rented.
87.23% of residents of Russet Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Russet Drive residents

The proportion if Russet Drive residents born in the UK is 1.51% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.84% of Russet Drive residents were born outside the UK.
84.16% of Russet Drive residents were born in the UK

Russet Drive Summary

With house prices in Russet Drive more than the average for Hertfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Russet Drive is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Russet Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Russet Drive maybe difficult.

Russet Drive 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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