Radlett
Radlett is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 8,163. Local facilities include two GP surgeries, one pharmacy, and 19 restaurants and cafés, with 22 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Radlett, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £1,003,530, and there were around 48 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Radlett area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hertsmere area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 107,827 residents at roughly 1,066 people per km².
- Council
- Hertsmere
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 134th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 33% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:32
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
50 reported · August 2026▲ 52% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour19
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Vehicle crime8
- Criminal damage & arson3
Neighbourhood team: Bushey and Radlett · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priorities…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
223 reported road collisions (2025)
43 killed or seriously injured · 317 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
112 food businesses within 2 miles
- 93 rated 4–5 ★ (83 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Radlett (0.3 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Radlett (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£553,008 average▲ 1.5% YoY
Across Hertsmere · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,829 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,258
- 2 bed £1,604
- 3 bed £1,941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,090 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
108 charging locations within ~8 km
- 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Blanco UK LTD (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools76
- Sports pitches42
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
107,827 residents in Hertsmere · 1,066/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,918
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,715
- Net moves+203
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 214 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (33% of 45,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
58 schools · 22,822 pupils
31 primary · 8 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
41 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dame Alice Owen's SchoolOutstanding
- Yavneh CollegeGood
- Gracewood AcademyRequires improvement
- Bushey Meads School
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy
- Hertswood Academy
- Queens' School
- The Grange Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hertsmere
Care & health services
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Radlett North)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
217 applications decided
84.3% granted · 183 granted, 34 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
Hertsmere
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 12
- Con 15
- LD 7
- Ref 2
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,480 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
56 jobs advertised · £39,402 avg
e.g. Materials Handler, 360 Driver, Traffic Management Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£882 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£36,877 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 45,217 certificates
8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Gas 26% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 9%
114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday6.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in WD7
- The Red House Group
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hertsmere:
- Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities1,185 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules462 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND202 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth160 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities154 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Radlett · 0.2 kmRadlett is a large village in Hertfordshire, England, between Elstree and St Albans on Watling Street, with a population of 10,060. It is in the council district of Hertsmere in the south of the county, and forms part…
Radlett Reform Synagogue · 0.2 kmThe Radlett Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1971 as the Bushey Heath Reform Community, the congregation is a member o…
- Radlett railway station · 0.3 km
Radlett railway station serves the village of Radlett, in Hertfordshire, England. It is a stop on the Midland Main Line; it is situated 15 miles 17 chains (24.5 km) down the line from London St Pancras, between Elstre…
Brunton Memorial Ground · 1.2 kmBrunton Memorial Ground is a cricket ground at Radlett in Hertfordshire. The ground is the home of Radlett Cricket Club and, since 2013, has been used as an outground by Middlesex County Cricket Club. It was used occa…
Denis Compton Oval · 1.8 kmThe Denis Compton Oval is a cricket ground located at the Shenley Cricket Centre in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England. The ground was opened by Denis Compton and the main ground was named in his honour. At the heart of…
- Edge Grove School · 1.9 km
Edge Grove School, simply Edge Grove, is a 2-13 mixed, private, day preparatory school in Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was established in 1935 and has 48 acres of grounds.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Radlett?
- Radlett is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Hertsmere local authority.
- What is the population of Radlett?
- Radlett has an approximate settlement population of 8,163.
- How deprived is Radlett?
- The Hertsmere local authority, which includes Radlett, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.