Affluence in HP3 8NP
How HP3 8NP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Leverstock Green
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,231 (2024)
HP3 8NPHemel Hempstead
How well off HP3 8NP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HP3 8NP area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
- Barriers to housing and services10.0
- Living environment10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.2% of adults in the HP3 8NP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.3% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
46.8% of adults in the HP3 8NP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.8% of adults in the HP3 8NP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 11.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP3 8NP (Leverstock Green) (about 1,231 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.