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Bernards Heath

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Central St Albans. About 8,228 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bernards Heath, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,153
3,329th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.8%
1,396th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bernards Heath compares

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

Bernards HeathMiddle
Population20 wards, St Albans · 2021
Population: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 2,766 to 8,444. The middle area is 7,923. Bernards Heath is 8,153.
8,1536th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, St Albans · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 87.1% to 98.9%. The middle area is 94.2%. Bernards Heath is 88.5%.
88.5%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, St Albans · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 1.3% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Bernards Heath is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, St Albans · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in St Albans20 areas from 56.9% to 74.1%. The middle area is 61.6%. Bernards Heath is 66.8%.
66.8%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of St Albans

These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each ward, so they describe all of St Albans and not Bernards Heath alone. See St Albans

Average house price
£646,781
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£57,396
Highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.3×
29th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bernards Heath in brief

Bernards Heath had 8,153 usual residents at the census.

In Bernards Heath, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bernards Heath, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.8% of residents in Bernards Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.