East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a town or village in Hertfordshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ware, 5.5 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 40 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, East Hertfordshire is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 150,155 residents at roughly 316 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 26th of 294 English council areas — better than 91% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
23°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 16° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:19
12h 48m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
2US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: carbon monoxide
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: East Herts Rural · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.
- The new priorities for May to August are cracking down on anti-social behaviour in Buntingford town centre and to tackle fly-tipping acro…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
191 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 270 casualties · 12.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ware (5.5 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ware (5.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£460,778 average▲ 4% YoY
Across East Hertfordshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,519 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,076
- 2 bed £1,370
- 3 bed £1,657
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (11.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Fanhams Hall Hotel (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
150,155 residents in East Hertfordshire · 316/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 307 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,455 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (25% of 68,050)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
91 schools · 33,200 pupils
62 primary · 13 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 32 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
81inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Presdales SchoolOutstanding
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeOutstanding
- Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeGood
- LeventhorpeGood
- Richard Hale SchoolGood
- Avanti Grange Secondary School
- Birchwood High School
- Freman College
- St Mary's Catholic School
- The Bishop's Stortford High School
- The Chauncy School
- The Sele School
- TLC Live Online School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Hertfordshire
Care & health services
1,172 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices170
- Dentists295
- Homecare agencies329
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 43 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
293 applications decided
88.7% granted · 260 granted, 33 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 14
- LD 10
- Grn 16
- Ref 2
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
707 jobs advertised · £44,157 avg
e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£961 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,888 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 66,645 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hertfordshire:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office374 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership347 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test330 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Standon Green End · 0.7 kmStandon Green End is a hamlet situated just off the A10 road between Ware and Puckeridge in Hertfordshire. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Standon.
High Cross, East Hertfordshire · 1.1 kmHigh Cross is a village in the civil parish of Thundridge, in the East Hertfordshire district, in Hertfordshire, England. It lies upon what was the A10, however the A10 Wadesmill by-pass has now been built around High…
- Barwick, Hertfordshire · 1.1 km
Barwick, Great Barwick, and Little Barwick are hamlets in the civil parish of Standon in Hertfordshire, England. They are near the A10 road and the village of Much Hadham and the hamlet of Latchford. The River Rib flo…
Colliers End · 1.3 kmColliers End is a village in the civil parish of Standon, in the East Hertfordshire district, in Hertfordshire, England. It lies upon what was the A10, however the A10 Wadesmill by-pass has now been built around Colli…
Youngsbury · 1.5 kmYoungsbury House is a Grade II listed house near Wadesmill, Hertfordshire, England. The stable block is Grade II* listed. The house was built in about 1745 by David Poole. There are 97 acres of grounds, and gardens l…
- Plashes Wood · 1.7 km
Plashes Wood is a 71.9-hectare (178-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Standon in Hertfordshire. The local planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council. The wood is private prop…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in East Hertfordshire
- Aston (East Hertfordshire)
- Bayford
- Benington
- Birch Green
- Bishop's Stortford
- Braughing
- Brickendon
- Buntingford
- Bury Green
- Cottered
- Dane End
- Datchworth
- Great Amwell
- Great Hormead
- Hadham Cross
- Harlow
- Hertford
- Hertford Heath
- High Cross
- Hunsdon
- Letty Green
- Little Berkhamsted
- Little Hadham
- Old Hall Green
- Perry Green
- Puckeridge and Standon
- Roydon (Epping Forest)
- Sawbridgeworth
- South-end
- Spellbrook
- Stanstead Abbotts
- Tewin
- Tewin Wood
- Thundridge and Wadesmill
- Walkern
- Ware
- Watton at Stone
- Wellpond Green
- Welwyn Garden City
- Widford