Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Dacorum 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Dacorum

Borrowing estimates for Dacorum, built from published survey rates and population figures.

107,000

Credit or loan holders

An estimated 107,000 adults in Dacorum held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 86% of adults in the East of England held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

86,100

Credit card holders

An estimated 86,100 adults in Dacorum held a credit card in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 69% of adults in the East of England held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

26,200

Overdraft users

An estimated 26,200 adults in Dacorum were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 21% of adults in the East of England were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

38,700

Residential mortgage holders

An estimated 38,700 adults in Dacorum had a residential mortgage in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 31% of adults in the East of England had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

23,700

Buy now, pay later users

An estimated 23,700 adults in Dacorum used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 19% of adults in the East of England used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

7,240

High-cost credit users

An estimated 7,240 adults in Dacorum held high-cost credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 5.8% of adults in the East of England held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

25,000

Low financial resilience

An estimated 25,000 adults in Dacorum had low financial resilience in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 20% of adults in the East of England had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

7,490

In financial difficulty

An estimated 7,490 adults in Dacorum were in financial difficulty in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 6% of adults in the East of England were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 124,785 adults aged 18 and over in Dacorum (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

130,097

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Dacorum was 130,097 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

An estimated 107,000 adults in Dacorum held at least one credit or loan product in 2024. An estimated 86,100 adults in Dacorum held a credit card in 2024. An estimated 26,200 adults in Dacorum were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Dacorum held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

An estimated 107,000 adults in Dacorum held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

How many adults in Dacorum held a credit card in 2024?

An estimated 86,100 adults in Dacorum held a credit card in 2024.

How many adults in Dacorum were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

An estimated 26,200 adults in Dacorum were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.