Dacorum
9 datasets are currently published for Dacorum. 1 more is on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Dacorum compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 167th of 361 (19.7 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 59th of 318 (shared with 1 other local authority district) (£430,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Dacorum: 3,185, July 2026 (-0.3% year on year, from 3,195). 3,185 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,920, 60%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (740). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 4% higher (525). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Dacorum: 3,190, July 2026 (-0.2% year on year, from 3,195). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Council contract award value — Dacorum: £9,000,000, calendar year 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Dacorum: 102.4, June 2026 (+1.8% year on year, from 100.6). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Dacorum: £430,000, Q2 2026 (+2.4% year on year, from £420,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Dacorum: 18, Q1 2026 (-30.8% year on year, from 26). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Dacorum: 162,316, 2025 (+0.7% year on year, from 161,139). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Dacorum: 161, 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 160). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
- Single-bid tender rate — Dacorum: 0.00%, 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
Public procurement
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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