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 (IoD2025). 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 84th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:31
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US 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
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▼ 45% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Drugs1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Hitchin Rural · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priorities…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
158 reported road collisions (2025)
43 killed or seriously injured · 225 casualties · 11.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
234 food businesses within 2 miles
- 190 rated 4–5 ★ (169 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
£422,835 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across North Hertfordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,434 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,024
- 2 bed £1,284
- 3 bed £1,576
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,767 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 (4.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.7p · Asda (4.7 km)
8 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,446
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,042
- Net moves+404
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 256 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
65 inspected 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
1,176 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
237 applications decided
90.3% granted · 214 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alistair Strathern
Labour
Hitchin
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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
7,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Chef de Partie- BANQUETING & EVENTS
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
83% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Gas 17% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 12%
76 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in SG4
- The Portmill Surgery
- Whitwell Surgery
- Ramsay Pinehill Hospital
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hitchin:
- Dedicated funding for Epidermolysis Bullosa and rare skin conditions research584 local signatures · 11,555 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases477 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks405 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND292 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth264 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 · 1.0 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)
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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 IoD2025.