Hertford and Stortford
Households in poverty in Hertford and Stortford pay on average £386 a year in poverty premiums. This is vital money that people on low incomes could be spending in their local economies and helping them keep their heads above water in the cost-of-living crisis.
The impact on Hertford and Stortford
£3.00
Million
Total cost of the poverty premium across the constituency
£386
The average additional cost each affected household in poverty pays per year
95%
What proportion of households in poverty pay a poverty premium?
371st
out of 632
Where does my constituency rank for mean cost of poverty premium per affected household?
1 = highest average poverty premium
8
Average deprivation level across the constituency
Areas are scored from 1 to 10.
1 = most deprived
10 = the least deprived
8,168
How many households are living in poverty?

How much more are people in poverty paying based on the different types of premium in Hertford and Stortford?
£158
Energy poverty premium
paid by 60.50% of households in poverty
£290
Food poverty premium
paid by 35.40% of households in poverty
£136
Insurance poverty premium
paid by 60.30% of households in poverty
£136
Credit poverty premium
paid by 28.00% of households in poverty
The National Picture
Below is a breakdown of the poverty premium at a national level.
£2.8
Billion
The total cost of the poverty premium to the british economy
95%
of households in poverty across britain pay a poverty premium
£380
The average additional cost each low-income household pays per year
Hertford and Stortford Wards
- Bishop’s Stortford All Saints
- Bishop’s Stortford Central
- Bishop’s Stortford North
- Bishop’s Stortford Parsonage
- Bishop’s Stortford South
- Bishop’s Stortford Thorley Manor
- Hertford Bengeo
- Hertford Castle
- Hertford Kingsmead
- Hertford Sele
- Hunsdon
- Much Hadham
- Sawbridgeworth
- Ware Priory
- Ware Rural
- Ware St Mary’s
- Ware Trinity
Other East of England constituencies
Further information
For further information download our briefing or get in touch via fbd@barrowcadbury.org.uk to speak to our team about the findings.
