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Affluence in HP3 9TS

How HP3 9TS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Nash Mills & Bennetts End
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,590 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HP3 9TS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HP3 9TS area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Income6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
  • Crime8.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£62,899
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
73%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

67.3% of adults in the HP3 9TS area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 15.1% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

HP3 9TSEngland
Employee, full-time42.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.9%
Self-employed11.5%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired15.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%4.1%
Other2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

37.6% of adults in the HP3 9TS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

HP3 9TSEngland
Higher managerial & professional15.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.9%19.9%
Intermediate15.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.2%5.3%
Semi-routine8.6%11.3%
Routine9.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.3%8.5%
Full-time students5.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.7% of adults in the HP3 9TS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.2% have no qualifications.

HP3 9TSEngland
Degree level or above32.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%
No qualifications15.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP3 9TS (Nash Mills & Bennetts End) (about 1,590 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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