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Affluence in HP3 9UN

How HP3 9UN 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
1,893 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HP3 9UN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HP3 9UN area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Crime6.0
  • 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

64.5% of adults in the HP3 9UN area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 12.2% are retired and 7.9% are full-time students.

HP3 9UNEngland
Employee, full-time39.6%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.2%11.9%
Self-employed9.7%9.5%
Unemployed3.3%2.9%
Full-time student7.9%7.9%
Retired12.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other2.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

27.4% of adults in the HP3 9UN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

HP3 9UNEngland
Higher managerial & professional9.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18%19.9%
Intermediate13.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%5.3%
Semi-routine12.2%11.3%
Routine15.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.5%8.5%
Full-time students7.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

25.6% of adults in the HP3 9UN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.3% have no qualifications.

HP3 9UNEngland
Degree level or above25.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C15%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%
No qualifications17.3%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 9UN (Nash Mills & Bennetts End) (about 1,893 residents).

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

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