Bury Green
Bury Green is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,400. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bishop's Stortford, 4.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bury Green area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Hertfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 150,155 residents at roughly 316 people per km².
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
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
19°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 11° · 8% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:30
13h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
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
51 food businesses within 2 miles
- 39 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bishop's Stortford (4.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bishops Stortford (4.1 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 · Esso (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (9.5 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Glyn Hopkin Nissan, Bishops Stortford (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches34
- Golf courses1
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
- In a conservation area (Bury Green)
- Within the Green Belt
- 72 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
Your MP
Chris Hinchliff
Labour
North East Hertfordshire
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Source: UK Parliament
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
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
27 jobs advertised · £30,500 avg
e.g. Online German Tutoring Job in Bury Green – Flexible Schedule, Project Manager Strategy, Online Personal trainers Tutor - Part Time
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
Grid electricity
79% low-carbon electricity
Wind 32% · Solar 25% · Gas 20% · Nuclear 18%
85 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
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
Little Hadham · 1.9 kmLittle Hadham is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Ware, its post town, and 5 miles (8 km) west of Bishop's Stortfo…
- Much Hadham Palace · 2.5 km
Much Hadham House is a manor house adjacent to the church in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England, formerly belonging to the Bishops of London. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Much Hadham · 3.0 kmMuch Hadham, historically also known as Great Hadham, is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Bishop's Stortford and 5 miles (8…
Hadham Rural District · 3.0 kmHadham Rural District was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1935, covering an area in the east of the county.
Bishop's Stortford College · 3.1 kmBishop's Stortford College is a private boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a 130-acre (0.53 km2) campus on the edge of the market town of B…
Cricket Field Lane · 3.2 kmCricketfield Lane is a cricket ground in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The earliest recorded match on the ground was in 1862 between Bishop's Stortford and an All England Eleven. In 1895 Hertfordshire played thei…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bury Green?
- Bury Green is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the East Hertfordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Bury Green?
- The East Hertfordshire local authority, which includes Bury Green, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.