Little Wymondley
Little Wymondley is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 995. There are 18 bus stops, one restaurant or café, and the nearest railway station is Hitchin, 2.8 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Little Wymondley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Hertfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 133,210 residents at roughly 355 people per km².
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin and Harpenden
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 81st of 294 English council areas — better than 72% 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
12°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:29
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Hitchin 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 priorities for May to August are as follows: • Acquisitive vehicle crime. Theft from vehicles and theft of vehicles throughout the ru…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
200 reported road collisions (2024)
44 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
231 food businesses within 2 miles
- 192 rated 4–5 ★ (168 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hitchin (2.8 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hitchin (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£422,616 average▲ 7.8% YoY
Across North Hertfordshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,429 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,020
- 2 bed £1,279
- 3 bed £1,569
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (4.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (4.7 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
48 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: LISTER HOSPITAL HSP STATION 1 (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches27
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
133,210 residents in North Hertfordshire · 355/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 269 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,449 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (34% of 60,040)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
69 schools · 19,871 pupils
53 primary · 6 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 26 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
65inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Fearnhill SchoolGood
- The Highfield SchoolGood
- Hitchin Boys' School
- Hitchin Girls' School
- The Knights Templar School
- The Priory School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
255 applications decided
88.6% granted · 226 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alistair Strathern
Labour
Hitchin
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 23
- Con 7
- LD 20
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,995 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £37,625 avg
e.g. Breakfast Sous Chef, Chef de Partie- BANQUETING & EVENTS, Self-Employed Publican
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£983 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£31,048 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 66,549 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
64% low-carbon electricity
Gas 34% · Nuclear 34% · Wind 15% · Biomass 10%
147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hitchin:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases474 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership416 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test386 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s328 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership319 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wymondley · 0.1 kmWymondley is a civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It includes the villages of Little Wymondley and Great Wymondley and a number of smaller hamlets, including Redcoats Green, To…
Wymondley College · 0.2 kmWymondley College was a dissenting academy at Wymondley House in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England. Intended for the education of future nonconformist ministers of religion, it was in operation from 1799 to 183…
Wymondley House · 0.2 kmWymondley House is a building in the North Hertfordshire village of Little Wymondley that was built in 1724. At one time the home of a dissenting academy called Wymondley College, it was classified as a Grade II* list…
Little Wymondley · 0.3 kmLittle Wymondley is a village in the parish of Wymondley, in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Hitchin, its post town, and a similar distance north-west o…
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Wymondley · 1.0 kmSt Mary's Church is an active Anglican church in Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Great Wymondley · 1.1 kmGreat Wymondley is a village in the civil parish of Wymondley, in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) east of Hitchin. Despite the names, Great Wymondley is now smaller t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Wymondley?
- Little Wymondley is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the North Hertfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Little Wymondley?
- Little Wymondley has an approximate settlement population of 995.
- How deprived is Little Wymondley?
- The North Hertfordshire local authority, which includes Little Wymondley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.