England · E10000015

Driving in Hertfordshire.

Understand the people and transport context around you, then plan the questions to ask about lessons, private practice or your teaching business.

Resident population

1,239,398

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

96,763

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

15.6%

Census 2021 · 75,455 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 16,082
Age 17 16,400
Age 18 14,523
Age 19 9,651
Age 20 8,699
Age 21 9,588
Age 22 10,813
Age 23 12,917
Age 24 14,172

Household vehicle availability

Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 482,893
No cars or vans in household 75,455
1 car or van in household 202,732
2 cars or vans in household 149,357
3 or more cars or vans in household 55,349

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

45

SIC 85530 · 2025 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

County and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 11,357.88
IMD - Rank of average rank 136
IMD - Average score 13.007
IMD - Rank of average score 135
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0014
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 130
IMD25 - Extent 0.0246
IMD25 - Rank of extent 141
IMD25 - Local concentration 25,149.91
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 139
Income · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 13,756.98
Income - Rank of average rank 120
Income - Average score 0.171
Income - Rank of average score 121
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.007
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 132
Income scale 205,765
Rank of Income Scale 7
Employment · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 12,402.72
Employment - Rank of average rank 129
Employment - Average score 0.095
Employment - Rank of average score 132
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0028
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 136
Employment scale 70,516.33
Rank of Employment Scale 10
Education · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 12,868.27
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 126
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 14.082
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 127
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0084
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 115
Health · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 9,872.66
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 138
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score -0.668
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 137
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0028
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 122
Crime · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 13,203.71
Crime - Rank of average rank 122
Crime - Average score -0.326
Crime - Rank of average score 126
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0168
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 130
Barriers · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 14,227.88
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 101
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 18.557
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 102
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0309
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 81
Living · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 12,682.86
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 135
Living Environment - Average score 14.546
Living Environment - Rank of average score 136
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0266
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 127
IDACI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 13,417.76
IDACI - Rank of average rank 122
IDACI - Average score 0.258
IDACI - Rank of average score 126
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0028
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 141
IDAOPI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 12,411.23
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 113
IDAOPI - Average score 0.13
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 115
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0112
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 127

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Traffic and road safety

Annual traffic and reported injury collisions on the same official authority code.

Funding and support

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Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: county / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.