Great Hormead
Great Hormead is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 412. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Hormead area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Hertfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 27th 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 6° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:24
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 62% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Burglary1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: East Herts Rural · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priority f…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
157 reported road collisions (2025)
33 killed or seriously injured · 227 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Royston (12.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£455,973 average▲ 1.9% YoY
Across East Hertfordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,533 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,086
- 2 bed £1,382
- 3 bed £1,673
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,114 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG Howe Green (4.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches21
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,636
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,501
- Net moves+1,135
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 276 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
90 schools · 33,136 pupils
61 primary · 13 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 31 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
80 inspected 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
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Great Hormead)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 72 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
282 applications decided
85.1% granted · 240 granted, 42 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Chris Hinchliff
Labour
North East Hertfordshire
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 14
- LD 10
- Grn 15
- Ref 2
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
78% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 20% · Biomass 11%
92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 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
Health services
0 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in SG9
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hertfordshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks347 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND280 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases274 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth216 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Mary's Church, Little Hormead · 1.0 kmSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Hormead, Hertfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under…
Little Hormead · 1.0 kmLittle Hormead is a village in the civil parish of Hormead, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) east of the town of Buntingford.
Hormead · 1.0 kmHormead is a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It includes the villages of Great Hormead and Little Hormead and the hamlet of Hare Street and surrounding rural areas. Hare Stre…
Hare Street House · 1.2 kmHare Street House is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Hare Street that lies between Buntingford and Great Hormead in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is mainly associated with…
- Great Hormead Park · 1.8 km
Great Hormead Park is a 15 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Great Hormead in Hertfordshire. The local planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.
Wyddial · 2.6 kmWyddial is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Buntingford, its post town. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Hormead?
- Great Hormead is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the East Hertfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Great Hormead?
- Great Hormead has an approximate settlement population of 412.
- How deprived is Great Hormead?
- The East Hertfordshire local authority, which includes Great Hormead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.