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14% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A village in Hertfordshire, East of England, home to 1,678 people.
Chipperfield’s strongest is health: life expectancy 83.8 for men, 87.1 for women. Homes are dear: a typical home costs £875,000 and rent runs £1,636 a month. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A). Its listed buildings number 33, with 0 at Grade I.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Chipperfield has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Chipperfield does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chipperfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Chipperfield has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Chipperfield’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chipperfield.
Seeing a GP means leaving Chipperfield: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away. 3.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Hertfordshire’s towns (3.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Disability touches 13% of the town’s population. The nearest A&E to Chipperfield is Watford General Hospital, 5.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Chipperfield | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The one school in town appears below. At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, 72% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 196 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChipperfieldLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 196 | C+ |
7% rent privately, below Hertfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 12% of households. Behind the median of £875,000: 59 standard sales inside Chipperfield’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,027,500 | 38 |
| Semi-detached | £610,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £492,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
A fifth of homes date from before 1919. Of Chipperfield’s land, 27% lies in conservation areas, above Hertfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Grade II* covers 3 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Chipperfield came to 49 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 4. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.6 reports per 1,000, lower than both Hertfordshire’s towns (14.4) and England’s towns (7.8). 45% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters drove to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 47% of workers, above both Hertfordshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
16% are under 15, below both Hertfordshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of the population. Half of Chipperfield is older than 50.5, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chipperfield | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chipperfield. Best known first.
MuseumThe Paper Mill Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseChenies Manor3 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseThe Grove4 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseLatimer House3.7 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooLangleybury Childrens' Farm2.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionWarner Bros. Studio Tour London4.3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipperfield | 1,678 | — | — | D | B+ | A+ |
| Bovingdon | 5,313 | 2.2 | A | D | B | A |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 18,203 | 2.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Hemel Hempstead | 95,995 | 3.5 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Chorleywood | 12,632 | 3.8 | A+ | D | B+ | A |
| Little Chalfont | 6,506 | 4.2 | A | C− | B− | A+ |
| Rickmansworth | 26,290 | 4.6 | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Potten End | 1,270 | 4.7 | — | D | A | A+ |
Potten End has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £875,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £492,500, semi-detached houses £610,000 and detached houses £1,027,500.
That is 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Chipperfield is a built-up area of 1,678 people, in the Dacorum council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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