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Baldock

Middle area

The north west of the North Hertfordshire. 10,722 people in 3.2 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 Baldock’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£345,000
2,705th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,617
771st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Baldock compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from £335,000 to £650,000. The middle area is £422,000. Baldock is £345,000.
£345,0002nd lowest
Population16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 5,632 to 11,630. The middle area is 7,788. Baldock is 10,617.
10,6173rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 47.8% to 98.9%. The middle area is 91.7%. Baldock is 95.3%.
95.3%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 1.5% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.2%. Baldock is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 8th highest

Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Baldock alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£418,857
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Baldock in brief

The median price paid for a home in Baldock was £345,000 in 2025.

Baldock had 10,617 usual residents at the census.

In Baldock, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Baldock, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.