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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

SG99AG

High Street

SG99FT

Deacons Place

SG99DJ

Baldock Road

SG99SF

Peasmead

SG90DL

Lincoln Hill

SG99HB

Buntingford

SG99BS

Wyddial Road

SG90NZ

Hall Lane

SG90BG

Elm Cottage

SG99FR

St Georges Mews

SG99BB

Vicarage Road

SG99TA

Bowling Green Lane

SG90EG

Vine Cottage

SG90AW

Mill Lane

SG99JY

London Road

SG99GN

Parker Drive

SG90BS

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99HF

Archers

SG99FL

Crouch Gardens

SG99SX

Hummerston Close

SG90BH

Mill Lane

SG90HE

Pump Hill

SG99AX

Wyddial Road

SG99AS

Church Street

SG90EP

Buntingford

SG99EU

The Causeway

SG90DD

Moat Side

SG99AZ

Ermine Street

SG99AH

High Street

SG99GW

Castle Grove

SG99FX

Aldridge Way

SG90EN

Cherry Orchard Lane

SG99EW

Baldock Road

SG90DB

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99AL

Chapel End

SG90NP

Half Acre Lane

SG99JS

Watermill Industrial Estate

SG99XF

Mileham Drive

SG99ED

Monks Walk

SG90AY

Meesden Bury Bungalows

SG99BU

Oak End

SG99HP

Sunny Hill

SG90HG

Pump Hill

SG90DP

Ermine Street

SG90DQ

Wyddial Road

SG90NS

Horseshoe Hill

SG90BY

Anstey Hall Cottage

SG99HY

Ermine Court

SG99TE

Aylotts Close

SG99JJ

London Road

SG99HJ

Riverside

SG99FQ

Yew Tree Court

SG99NT

Fairfield

SG99PN

Baldock Road

SG90NL

Horseshoe Hill

SG99JH

Snells Mead

SG90UH

Rose Cottages

SG99EL

Monks Walk

SG99NU

Fairfield

SG99SY

Gilby Row

SG90AD

Hare Street

SG99EG

Greenways

SG90AS

Mill Lane

SG99GP

Parker Drive

SG90AJ

Borley Green

SG90HW

The Causeway

SG90TJ

St Georges End

SG99BZ

Dixon Place

SG90DZ

Hare Street

SG99BY

Campbell Close

SG99DH

Baldock Road

SG99FZ

The Old Dairy Mews

SG90EQ

Stores Cottage

SG99JN

London Road

SG99AN

Norfolk Road

SG99BT

Bowling Green Lane

SG90NY

Andersons Lane

SG99SJ

Tylers Close

SG99FU

Pipkin Drive

SG99BQ

Honey Lane

SG90ER

Buntingford

SG99HD

Archers

SG99BE

Vicarage Road

SG90AZ

Mill Lane

SG99EH

Broad Baulk

SG99BL

Baldock Road

SG99AA

Baldock Road

SG99EQ

Greenways

SG99AD

High Street

SG90PN

Whiteley Lane

SG90HL

Grays Cottages

SG90NU

Conduit Lane

SG90AT

Kennels Cottage

SG90LZ

The Cottage

SG90DE

Little Hadham & The Pelhams

SG99GJ

Stearn Way

SG99TW

Maylon Close

SG90DU

The Meadows

SG99UY

Darton Way

SG99FB

Baldock Road

Data Sources

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