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Hitchin

Alistair Strathern is the Labour MP for Hitchin, and has been an MP since 19th October 2023.

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Economy§

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ATMs: total

TotalPay-to-useFree-to-useFree-to-use: 35Pay-to-use: 8Total: 45
Relative ratings:
  • Free-to-use: ★★
  • Total:
As of June 2025. Source data: LINK ATMs by Parliamentary Constituency (Link)

Broadband: average download speeds

180.3 Mb/s

Speeds actually being received based on the mean average

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: gigabit availability

83%

Premises capable of receiving speeds of 1 gigabit per second

Relative rating: ★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: receiving over 30 Mbps

89.2%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: receiving under 10 Mbps

2.2%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: superfast availability - at least 30 Mbps

97.5%

Lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps

Relative rating: ★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

High-value homes sold

Price paid over £1.5 million

202020222024010202018: 62019: 22020: 02021: 82022: 162023: 92024: 102025 (31st July): 8
As of 31st July 2025. Source data: Price Paid Data (HM Land Registry, OGL3)

House prices

200020102020£0£200,000£400,000£600,000Dec 1995: £66,000Dec 1996: £64,950Dec 1997: £72,500Dec 1998: £79,998Dec 1999: £90,250Dec 2000: £115,000Dec 2001: £130,000Dec 2002: £148,950Dec 2003: £177,000Dec 2004: £190,000Dec 2005: £200,000Dec 2006: £223,998Dec 2007: £229,950Dec 2008: £229,950Dec 2009: £207,000Dec 2010: £230,000Dec 2011: £230,000Dec 2012: £235,000Dec 2013: £234,973Dec 2014: £250,000Dec 2015: £287,500Dec 2016: £325,125Dec 2017: £350,000Dec 2018: £349,995Dec 2019: £360,000Dec 2020: £384,475Dec 2021: £400,000Dec 2022: £425,000Dec 2023: £425,000Sep 2024: £415,000
As of September 2024. Source data: House prices (ONS Housing Analysis Team)

Total income: median

£33,900

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Total tax amount

£527,000,000

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Unemployment

201620182020202220240%2%4%Mar 2014: 1.5%Jun 2014: 1.2%Sep 2014: 1.2%Dec 2014: 1%Mar 2015: 1%Jun 2015: 0.9%Sep 2015: 0.9%Dec 2015: 0.9%Mar 2016: 0.9%Jun 2016: 0.8%Sep 2016: 0.9%Dec 2016: 0.9%Mar 2017: 1%Jun 2017: 1%Sep 2017: 0.9%Dec 2017: 0.9%Mar 2018: 1%Jun 2018: 0.9%Sep 2018: 0.9%Dec 2018: 1%Mar 2019: 1.2%Jun 2019: 1.3%Sep 2019: 1.4%Dec 2019: 1.4%Mar 2020: 1.5%Jun 2020: 4%Sep 2020: 4%Dec 2020: 3.7%Mar 2021: 3.7%Jun 2021: 3%Sep 2021: 2.7%Dec 2021: 2.3%Mar 2022: 2.2%Jun 2022: 1.9%Sep 2022: 1.9%Dec 2022: 1.9%Mar 2023: 1.9%Jun 2023: 1.9%Sep 2023: 1.8%Dec 2023: 1.9%Mar 2024: 1.9%Jun 2024: 2.1%Sep 2024: 2.3%Dec 2024: 2.2%Mar 2025: 2.5%
As of March 2025. Source data: Claimant count by sex and age (NOMIS)

Energy§

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Central heating

No central heatingOtherTwo or more typesTank or bottled gas onlyOil onlyElectric onlyMains gas onlyMains gas only: 77.6%Electric only: 7.7%Oil only: 2.6%Tank or bottled gas only: 1.1%Two or more types: 8.8%Other: 1.2%No central heating: 1%
As of 2023. Source data: Central heating (House of Commons Library)

Domestic solar: capacity

8.7 MW

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Domestic solar: installations

2,571

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Fuel poverty

8%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2025 (2023 data) Table 4 (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Households off the gas grid

20162018202020220%10%20%2015: 11.2%2016: 11%2017: 10.3%2018: 9%2019: 9.7%2020: 9.5%2021: 9%2022: 8.7%2023: 10.1%
As of 2023. Source data: Households off the gas grid (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Environment§

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Access to green space

Partial-combinedCombinedNeighbourhood standardLocal standardDoorstep standardAll green space with rights of wayAll green spaceAll green space: 94.4%All green space with rights of way: 98.3%Doorstep standard: 16.3%Local standard: 10.6%Neighbourhood standard: 15.8%Combined: 1.7%Partial-combined: 17.6%
Relative ratings:
  • All green space: ★★★★
  • All green space with rights of way: ★★★★
  • Doorstep standard: ★★★★
  • Local standard: ★★★
  • Neighbourhood standard:
  • Combined: ★★
  • Partial-combined: ★★★
As of 13th May 2025. Source data: Access to green space in England, (DEFRA)

Ancient woodland

2.5%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2024. Source data: Ancient woodland, Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGLv3)

Climate change: hottest day projections

0.89°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (summer) projections

-2.5%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (winter) projections

9.3%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: temperature projections

0.75°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: wettest 5 days projections

-1%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Countryside and Rights of Way

0.1%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of May 2024. Source data: CRoW Act 2000 - Section 15 Land, Natural England/Defra (OGLv3)

Green belt: percentage

49.9%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Green belt: total

11,330 hectares

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 31st March 2023. Source data: Green belt data (House of Commons Library/DLUHC)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2022

354.3 hr

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2023

532.9 hr

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: duration

Total duration 2024

2,097.6 hr

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2022

78

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2023

145

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Storm overflows: spills

Total spills 2024

219

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 27th March 2025. Source data: Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns (Environment Agency)

Tree canopy cover

Proportion of constituency

10%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Tree canopy cover

Neighbourhoods with less than 10% tree canopy

47%
As of 2nd March 2023. Source data: Environmental, economic and health data, (Friends of the Earth)

Health§

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Dentists

Private dentistsNHS/HSC/PHS dentistsAll dentistsAll dentists: 14NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: 14Private dentists: 0
Relative ratings:
  • All dentists: ★★
  • NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: ★★★
  • Private dentists:
As of 6th May 2025. Source data: General Dental Practices (NHS England), Dental Practices and Patient Registrations (PHS Dental Care Team), Dentist and Surgery List (Business Services Organisation)

GP practices/branches

11
As of 1st July 2025. Source data: GP Practices and Branches (NHS England), GP Practice contact details and list sizes (PHS Dental Care Team), GP practice list sizes (Business Services Organisation)

Health-related social security

6.1%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2025. Source data: Working-age population in receipt of health-related social security (JRF / DWP)

Life expectancy

82.9 years

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Life expectancy at birth 2022 (ONS)

Opticians

14

Relative rating: ★★

As of 27th May 2025. Source data: Optical sites (NHS England)

Society§

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Child poverty

13.7%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Child poverty: children affected by two-child limit

5%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Commemorative plaques

6
As of 29th May 2025. Source data: OpenPlaques (© Open Plaques, Public Domain).

Crime: all

201820202022010,0005,0002017: 6,5782018: 6,7502019: 6,5512020: 6,0252021: 5,6122022: 5,8792023: 5,6852024: 6,275
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: anti-social behaviour

20182020202201,0002,0002017: 1,9262018: 1,6522019: 1,6362020: 1,8322021: 1,6412022: 1,3822023: 1,3882024: 1,412
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: bicycle theft

20182020202201002003002017: 1552018: 2032019: 1342020: 982021: 1092022: 582023: 532024: 41
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: burglary

20182020202202004006002017: 4622018: 5702019: 4712020: 2462021: 2152022: 2152023: 209
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: criminal damage and arson

20182020202201,0005002017: 6652018: 6912019: 5792020: 4662021: 4102022: 4942023: 5292024: 457
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: drugs

20182020202201002002017: 1312018: 1182019: 1462020: 1592021: 1372022: 1512023: 1312024: 122
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: other

20182020202201002002017: 762018: 842019: 992020: 1292021: 1062022: 822023: 982024: 126
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: possession of weapons

20182020202201002002017: 1302018: 752019: 312020: 452021: 322022: 382023: 382024: 57
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: public order

20182020202202004002017: 3282018: 3192019: 3752020: 3872021: 3562022: 3732023: 3292024: 361
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: robbery

20182020202202040602017: 312018: 442019: 322020: 322021: 272022: 182023: 292024: 33
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: shoplifting

20182020202202004006002017: 4382018: 3612019: 2322020: 1842021: 1752022: 2382023: 2422024: 525
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: theft from the person

2018202020220100502017: 672018: 682019: 622020: 342021: 302022: 522023: 412024: 35
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: vehicle

20182020202202004006002017: 4452018: 4692019: 4312020: 3402021: 2842022: 3702023: 3422024: 355
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: violence and sexual offences

20182020202201,0002,0003,0002017: 1,2122018: 1,5652019: 1,7612020: 1,6412021: 1,6622022: 1,8042023: 1,7942024: 2,102
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

EU referendum

47%

Percentage that voted Leave

As of 2024. Source data: EU referendum estimates for 2024 boundaries

Fish and chip shops

10
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Foodbanks

1
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: Food banks (Give Food).

Gambling premises

Pool BettingFamily Entertainment CentreCasino 2005CasinoBingoBetting ShopAdult Gaming CentreTotalTotal: 6Adult Gaming Centre: 0Betting Shop: 6Bingo: 0Casino: 0Casino 2005: 0Family Entertainment Centre: 0Pool Betting: 0
Source data: the register of gambling premises (© Gambling Commission).

General Election (notional): 12 December 2019

Con
Source data: Notional General Election 2019 (Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News).

General Election: 4 July 2024

Lab
Source data: 2024 election results (Open Innovations).

Heritage at Risk: all

4

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: archaeology

0

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: building or structure

2

Relative rating: ★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: conservation area

1

Relative rating: ★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Heritage at Risk: place of worship

1

Relative rating: ★★★

As of November 2024. Source data: Heritage at Risk Register 2024 (Historic England)

Higher education: entry rates for 18 year olds

2010201520200%20%40%60%2006: 29.9%2007: 32%2008: 33.7%2009: 35.8%2010: 34%2010: 34%2011: 35.1%2012: 40.7%2013: 38.2%2014: 40%2015: 38.4%2016: 44.5%2017: 36.3%2018: 42.9%2019: 39.9%2020: 41.7%2021: 44.5%2022: 46.3%2023: 43%2024: 44.3%
As of 2024. Source data: entry rates (UCAS).

Household composition

Other household typesOther single-family householdsFamilies with dependent childrenOne-personOne-person: 27.3%Families with dependent children: 31.6%Other single-family households: 38.2%Other household types: 2.9%
As of 14th October 2024. Source data: Household composition (© House of Commons Library/ONS/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency/Scotland's census OGL).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: proportions

High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1)Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5): 80.4%Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3): 19.6%High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1): 0%
As of 3rd June 2025. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: score

9.306

Composite score from 0 (low deprivation) to 100 (high deprivation)

As of 24th October 2023. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

MP: Left vs Right

Economy

36.52

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: Left vs Right

Culture

38.644

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: financial interests

VisitsDonationsGiftsEmploymentEmployment: £0Gifts: £0Donations: £0Visits: £0
As of 4th August 2025. Source data: Register of Interests (UK Parliament).

Memorial benches

4
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: OpenBenches (© Terence Eden and Elizabeth Eden CC-BY-SA).

Ofsted ratings: children's social care

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 0%Good: 100%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: early years

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 17%Good: 80%Requires improvement: 2%Inadequate: 2%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: further education and skills

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 0%Good: 100%Requires improvement: 0%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Ofsted ratings: state-funded schools

InadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstandingOutstanding: 20%Good: 71%Requires improvement: 9%Inadequate: 0%
As of 19th July 2024. Source data: Inspection outcomes (Ofsted, OGL).

Population: by age

0102030405060708001,0002,0000: 1,1171: 1,0962: 1,2063: 1,2384: 1,2385: 1,2186: 1,3197: 1,3558: 1,3029: 1,31110: 1,38711: 1,31512: 1,31613: 1,27914: 1,33415: 1,22516: 1,10817: 1,18018: 1,02419: 67420: 65621: 70622: 80223: 95824: 1,00025: 1,10126: 1,00827: 1,10728: 1,14429: 1,31730: 1,35231: 1,33332: 1,38833: 1,41034: 1,47235: 1,43536: 1,43637: 1,45338: 1,42239: 1,47540: 1,51641: 1,49042: 1,56943: 1,55744: 1,41845: 1,39146: 1,38347: 1,42948: 1,42049: 1,46150: 1,45151: 1,57552: 1,33653: 1,38854: 1,41255: 1,45156: 1,45457: 1,40758: 1,35259: 1,31560: 1,25461: 1,23062: 1,20563: 1,09164: 1,06965: 1,00966: 96467: 1,00268: 92069: 93270: 82871: 86572: 83673: 87574: 83375: 1,01976: 69177: 73378: 72779: 66880: 55081: 40882: 44383: 43884: 42885: 42686: 34487: 32688: 28089: 23490+: 927
Source data: Population by constituency (House of Commons Library using ONS Population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2022, NRS Search census data 2022, Table UV103 (Age by single year), NISRA 2021 Mid-year population estimates for small geographical areas within Northern Ireland)

Post offices

16
As of 27th May 2025. Source data: All branches (© Post Office).

Pubs

85
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Pupil to teacher ratio (qualified) within schools

2015202001020302010/11: 18.472011/12: 18.522012/13: 18.212013/14: 18.282014/15: 18.392015/16: 18.592016/17: 19.082017/18: 19.282018/19: 20.012019/20: 19.912020/21: 19.512021/22: 19.452022/23: 19.082023/24: 19.122024/25: 19.4
As of 9th June 2025. Source data: Pupil to teacher ratios (School workforce in England, OGL).

Sexuality

Not answered / prefer not to sayAll other sexual orientationsBisexualGay or LesbianStraight or HeterosexualStraight or Heterosexual: 91.3%Gay or Lesbian: 1.3%Bisexual: 1.1%All other sexual orientations: 0.2%Not answered / prefer not to say: 6%
Source data: Census 2021: Sexual orientation (ONS

Transport§

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Bus service changes

-33.7%

Change in trips per hour 2010-2023

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 28th November 2023. Source data: How Britain’s bus services have drastically declined (Friends of the Earth & University of Leeds 2023)

Bus stops

547

Relative rating: ★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Bus stops density

2.41/km²

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Cars or vans by household

No cars or vans in household %

7.5%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

Cars or vans by household

1 or more cars or vans in household %

92.5%
Source data: Distance travelled to work by car or van availability (ONS)

EV: home charging

706

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

EV: workplace charging points

101

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of January 2025. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

Rail cancellations

4.4%

Relative rating: ★★

As of March 2025. Source data: Performance at stations (ORR)

Road accidents: fatal collisions

200520102015202001052000: 22001: 42002: 32003: 12004: 52005: 82006: 32007: 42008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 12013: 22014: 52015: 32016: 12017: 42018: 42019: 52020: 02021: 32022: 12023: 2
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: serious collisions

2005201020152020020402000: 362001: 402002: 272003: 322004: 382005: 272006: 382007: 252008: 382009: 222010: 242011: 252012: 312013: 352014: 282015: 282016: 282017: 192018: 272019: 212020: 272021: 352022: 402023: 33
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: slight collisions

200520102015202001002003002000: 2252001: 2112002: 2132003: 2152004: 2252005: 1922006: 2292007: 2162008: 1672009: 1492010: 1392011: 1612012: 1492013: 1142014: 1432015: 1452016: 1442017: 1202018: 1272019: 1072020: 672021: 632022: 892023: 83
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Train stations

2

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Train stations density

0.009/km²

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Notes

Rating

Ratings are based on ranking every constituency with data and using the following percentiles:

  • ★★★★★ 80-100%
  • ★★★★ 60-80%
  • ★★★ 40-60%
  • ★★ 20-40%
  • ★ 0-20%

There are some cases where more is not better. In those cases we have flipped the ranking so that a lower relative value would receive more stars. For example, a child poverty rate of 0% would be ★★★★★.

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