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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

SG90ET

Biggin Hill

SG90ES

Buntingford

SG90DX

Hare Street

SG99ET

The Causeway

SG99HT

Station Road

SG90LU

Buntingford

SG99ES

River Green

SG90PX

Hill View

SG99BX

High Street

SG99SG

Luynes Rise

SG99NY

Fairfield

SG99UT

Buntingford

SG99TP

Borsberry Way

SG99UP

Abrahams Drive

SG99BW

Porters Close

SG99SE

Knights Close

SG99GB

Spencer Close

SG90BT

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99SH

St Francis Close

SG99NR

Rib Way

SG99RS

Ermine Street

SG99EN

The Willows

SG99JW

London Road

SG99JQ

Snells Mead

SG90PY

Back Lane

SG90AA

Hare Street Road

SG99SQ

Meadow View

SG90BZ

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99HG

Garden Road

SG99FD

High Street

SG99DR

Monks Walk

SG90PF

Royal Oak Close

SG90FA

Hare Street

SG90LX

Buntingford

SG99GS

Keen Avenue

SG99PL

Owles Lane

SG90BN

Two Acre Farm

SG90NA

Park Cottages

SG90NR

Buntingford

SG99DS

Monks Walk

SG99FY

Howard Lane

SG99NZ

Fairfield

SG99HE

Archers

SG90BP

St Georges End

SG99DL

Baldock Road

SG90EY

Moles Lane

SG90AN

Mill Lane

SG90PL

Hill View

SG99DF

Bowling Green Lane

SG99BG

Honey Lane

SG99AP

Union Terrace

SG99DU

Monks Walk

SG90PR

Hill View

SG99BJ

Rowland Hill Court

SG99AR

The Tannery

SG90NW

Willow Close

SG90EZ

Biggin Hill

SG90PH

Ermine Street

SG90EH

Buntingford

SG99JT

Downhall Ley

SG90PG

Chipping Hall Cottages

SG99XG

Mileham Drive

SG99JL

London Road

SG90BX

Bury Field Cottages

SG99UH

Gallon Drive

SG99AE

High Street

SG90DF

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99BA

Vicarage Road

SG99GX

Dray Gardens

SG90EB

Moorfield

SG90BF

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG90NH

Horseshoe Lane

SG90LS

Horseshoe Lane

SG90AX

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG90HJ

Pump Hill

SG90BW

Castle Cottages

SG99AJ

High Street

SG99UU

Coxall Lane

SG99HR

Sunny Hill

SG90AR

Mill Lane

SG90PQ

Ermine Street

SG90NT

Anderson's Lane

SG99EA

Monks Walk

SG99AT

Wyddial Road

SG99JP

Windmill Hill

SG90PA

Anderson's Lane

SG99AU

Wyddial Road

SG99GA

Warboys Close

SG99UJ

Hurry Close

SG99GG

Dray Gardens

SG99DW

Baldock Road

SG99BN

Bridge End

SG99BD

Vicarage Road

SG90HF

Cut-Throat Lane

SG90HP

The Causeway

SG99JF

Snells Mead

SG99DA

Baldock Road

SG99XB

Pegram Drive

SG99EB

The Folly

SG99NS

Fairfield

Data Sources

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