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Bentley Heath & The Royds

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East Hertsmere. About 6,053 people in 5.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bentley Heath & The Royds, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,974
3,564th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.3%
2,764th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bentley Heath & The Royds compares

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

Bentley Heath & The RoydsMiddle
Population16 wards, Hertsmere · 2021
Population: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 4,950 to 9,506. The middle area is 5,883. Bentley Heath & The Royds is 5,974.
5,9748th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Hertsmere · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 72.1% to 98.3%. The middle area is 90.9%. Bentley Heath & The Royds is 95.5%.
95.5%4th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Hertsmere · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. Bentley Heath & The Royds is 4.1%.
4.1%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Hertsmere · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Hertsmere16 areas from 54.4% to 68.3%. The middle area is 62.6%. Bentley Heath & The Royds is 60.3%.
60.3%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Hertsmere

These figures are published for the whole of Hertsmere, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hertsmere and not Bentley Heath & The Royds alone. See Hertsmere

Average house price
£548,704
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,813
68th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.5×
17th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bentley Heath & The Royds in brief

Bentley Heath & The Royds had 5,974 usual residents at the census.

In Bentley Heath & The Royds, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bentley Heath & The Royds, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.3% of residents in Bentley Heath & The Royds were aged 15 to 64 at the census.