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Buntingford & Great Hormead

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About

Buntingford and Great Hormead lie in East Hertfordshire around the valley of the River Rib. Buntingford is a small market town on the Rib, where the stream runs through a sequence of mill pools and under a compact high street of period buildings. The town retains a market place, independent shops, a community hall and primary services that serve surrounding farms and hamlets. Footpaths and lanes follow the Rib valley, linking riverside meadows, hedgerows and small orchards that frame the town on both sides.

Great Hormead sits a short distance north of Buntingford as a scattered village of farms, lanes and a parish church with medieval fabric. Fields rise away from the village into patchwork farmland, and a network of public rights of way connects the Hormeads to the Rib valley trails. Local land use remains strongly agricultural, with mixed arable and pasture plots and traditional field boundaries, giving a sense of the historic parish pattern that still structures this part of East Hertfordshire.

Area overview

On average Buntingford & Great Hormead has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 43 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 13.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Buntingford & Great Hormead is £65,614 per year. There are 7 schools in Buntingford & Great Hormead: 5 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Buntingford & Great Hormead is home to around 9,318 people, with a population density of about 180.2 per km2.

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
43
Deprivation level
4/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
13.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Buntingford & Great Hormead Population
9,318
Population density
180.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
24.9(-21%)
Anti-social behaviour
18.35(+59%)
Criminal damage and arson
5.15(-19%)
Shoplifting
3.65(-47%)
Vehicle crime
2.79(-37%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
8,649
92.81%
Other White
273
2.93%
Irish
61
0.65%
Indian
48
0.52%
White and Asian (mixed)
46
0.49%
Total population: 9,319

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,273
30.8%
Level 3 (A level)
1,385
18.77%
No qualifications
1,148
15.56%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,148
15.56%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
842
11.41%
Total 16+ residents: 7,380

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,404
38.02%
Owns outright
1,366
36.99%
Other social rented
434
11.75%
Private landlord or letting agency
301
8.15%
Shared ownership
75
2.03%
Total households: 3,693

Property prices in Buntingford & Great Hormead

Based on 124 recent sales, the median property price is £450,750 in Buntingford & Great Hormead area, with individual transactions ranging from £84,000 up to £1,145,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Buntingford & Great Hormead in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Buntingford & Great Hormead over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats6£246,750
Detached37£580,000
Terraced42£380,000
Semi-Detached39£460,000

10 years median price trend in Buntingford & Great Hormead

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Buntingford & Great Hormead.

All postcodes in Buntingford & Great Hormead

SG99DB

Baldock Road

SG90DJ

St Georges End

SG99FG

Aspenden Road

SG99SD

Barleycroft

SG90RX

Sandon Lane

SG90BB

Meesden Green

SG99FP

Skipps Meadow

SG99GR

Brice Gardens

SG90HN

The Causeway

SG90BD

Ivy Cottage

SG90FB

Hare Street Road

SG99AW

Norfolk Road

SG99AQ

Gatehouse Mews

SG90AE

Hare Street

SG90PT

Rectory Close

SG99DT

Monks Walk

SG99UN

Impleton Grove

SG99EF

Longmead

SG99HZ

London Road

SG99UL

Cornes Gardens

SG90NG

Jubilee Cottages

SG90PU

Bury Weir Lane

SG99JG

Snells Mead

SG99EY

Paddock Road

SG99GD

Miles Way

SG99DQ

White Hart Close

SG90FD

Barkway Road

SG90NJ

Park Road

SG90PS

Hill View

SG99DX

Monks Walk

SG90DH

Silver Street

SG99AY

Bridewell Close

SG99XE

Woodcock Close

SG90PJ

The Square

SG99FS

Aspenden Road

SG90BJ

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99JX

Plashes Drive

SG90EF

New Cottages

SG99HX

Mill Cottages

SG90LT

Buntingford

SG90BA

Rose Cottages

SG90DY

Hare Street

SG90PW

The Limes

SG99JD

Layston Meadow

SG90EX

Moles Lane

SG99FJ

Olvega Drive

SG90EU

Hare Street Road

SG99BH

Vicarage Road

SG99SU

Keen Avenue

SG99GU

Reed Close

SG99HH

Riverside

SG99JA

Owles Lane

SG99SW

Seymour Road

SG99GF

Applewood

SG99SZ

Mill Close

SG99DG

White Hart Close

SG99UZ

Hayden Road

SG99DE

Bowlers Mead

SG90DG

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG90NN

Horseshoe Hill

SG99HU

Station Road

SG90AB

Hare Street Road

SG90AP

Farm Cottages

SG99EX

Paddock Road

SG99DZ

Monks Walk

SG90AU

Mill Lane

SG99FE

Baldock Road

SG99JB

Railway Cottages

SG90EW

Southside

SG90AL

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG90EA

Hare Street

SG99UR

Cranville Way

SG99US

Watermill Industrial Estate

SG99TB

Chequers Close

SG99UW

Williams Close

SG99GT

Keen Avenue

SG90EL

Wyddial Road

SG90HQ

Pump Hill

SG99FN

Woods Way

SG90BQ

Jubilee Cottages

SG90HR

Pump Hill

SG99HQ

Garden Road

SG99FF

Meeting House Lane

SG99AF

High Street

SG99GQ

Cornwell Close

SG99EZ

The Causeway

SG90ED

Buntingford

SG90DA

Daws End Cottages

SG90NX

Andersons Lane

SG90NQ

Horseshoe Lane

SG99PA

Aspenden Road

SG99HN

Hare Street Road

SG99TD

Freman Drive

SG90BL

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG90PP

Hill View

SG99DY

Monks Walk

SG99HA

Buntingford

SG99GH

Stearn Way

SG99NX

Fairfield

SG99JU

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Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.