Affluence in AL9 6AA
How AL9 6AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,611 (2024)
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How well off AL9 6AA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the AL9 6AA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment3.0
- Crime7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Health and disability10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.7% of adults in the AL9 6AA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.1% are retired and 6% are full-time students.
Social grade
47.3% of adults in the AL9 6AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
43.3% of adults in the AL9 6AA area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 11.5% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AL9 6AA (Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford) (about 2,611 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.