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Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered

Middle area

The north west of the East Hertfordshire. 8,233 people in 98 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£575,000
586th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,115
3,344th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
48.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Datchworth, Walkern & CotteredMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from £350,000 to £582,500. The middle area is £465,000. Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered is £575,000.
£575,0002nd highest
Population18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 5,913 to 11,238. The middle area is 8,425. Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered is 8,115.
8,1158th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 48.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 87.2%. Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered is 48.6%.
48.6%lowest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 1.5% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.0%. Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 7th highest

Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered alone. See East Hertfordshire

Average house price
£457,417
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,184
8th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
96th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.8
19th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered in brief

The median price paid for a home in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered was £575,000 in 2025.

Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered had 8,115 usual residents at the census.

In Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered, 48.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.