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It is a village of 500 residents in Hertfordshire, East of England.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Letchmore Heath has no grades; its figures are still real. The median sale price is £790,000. Its listed buildings number 14, with 0 at Grade I. 48% of adults are qualified to degree level.
The 3 things Letchmore Heath does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Letchmore Heath’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
31% 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 Letchmore Heath.
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Hertfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The median resident of Letchmore Heath is 47.4 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Letchmore Heath | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly a quarter of commuters who live in Letchmore Heath also work there. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over a third of commuters travelled at the census. Working mainly from home: 49% of workers, above Hertfordshire’s towns (39%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. The town counts 10 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 3% of households, below Hertfordshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 69%. Private rents average £1,829 a month across the Hertsmere council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,275,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £700,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 34 crimes inside Letchmore Heath’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. 29% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 24.7 violent crimes are recorded each year.
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.
At the census, 12% of people here had a disability, below both Hertfordshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Letchmore Heath: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. The nearest A&E to Letchmore Heath is Watford General Hospital, 3.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Letchmore Heath | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Before 1919: that is when 31% of homes were built. The register of parks and gardens lists one in Letchmore Heath.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Letchmore Heath. Best known first.
Historic houseBhaktivedanta Manorin town
CastleHilfield Castle100 m outside town, to the south
MuseumMuseum of Watford4.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBushey Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWatford Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumElstree and Borehamwood Museum2.2 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Letchmore Heath is a built-up area of 500 people, in the Hertsmere 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letchmore Heath | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radlett | 8,182 | 1.4 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Bushey | 28,427 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Elstree | 1,737 | 2.3 | — | C− | C | B+ |
| Watford | 131,336 | 2.7 | B− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Shenley | 3,556 | 2.7 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Borehamwood | 39,760 | 2.9 | C | C− | C− | C |
| Bricket Wood | 4,624 | 3.1 | A− | C− | B+ | A− |
Elstree has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: terraced houses £700,000 and detached houses £1,275,000.
That is 11.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
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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