Is North Hertfordshire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North Hertfordshire, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,911 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North Hertfordshire, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,911 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in North Hertfordshire sold for £418,857 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.3% on a year earlier. Across North Hertfordshire, police record 68 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of North Hertfordshire, the nearest primary school is Garden City Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Knights Templar School, 1.5 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is The Garden City Surgery, 1.3 mi away.
Letchworth Garden City station is 1.4 mi away; the nearest park is 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk.
Across North Hertfordshire, police record 68 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in North Hertfordshire sold for £418,857 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £797,923, semi-detached £481,741, terraced £377,970, flats £226,679. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Garden City Academy, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Knights Templar School, 1.5 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Letchworth Garden City is 1.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £62,604 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.