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5 recorded sales · median £250,000 · East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 26/50 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
64/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£250k
median price
6.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£250k
median sold price
10.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
37 min
London — fastest
7
rail stations
0
grammar schools
91
schools total
6.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
366
Violence — most
8.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
10.3%
in a flood zone
165
green spaces
7
PM2.5 · WHO 5
356
eat & drink
70
shops
65.9%
gigabit
45
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
Not enough history to chart yet.
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider East Hertfordshire, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-05
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £250,000. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 11.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
Not enough history to chart yet.
Median sold price · median of all 5 sales£250,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 11.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership69%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,345
East Herts Council£207
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,563
Band B£1,824
Band C£2,085
Band D (baseline)£2,345
Band E£2,866
Band F£3,388
Band G£3,909
Band H£4,690
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in East Hertfordshire how Elm Cottage compares · from East Hertfordshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Sele Farm +19.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sele Farm | £421,000 | +19.3% | 92 |
| Stanstead St Margarets | £433,750 | +18.2% | 92 |
| Foxholes | £452,500 | +17.8% | 136 |
| St Michael's Mead | £531,000 | +17% | 104 |
| Kings Hill | £455,000 | +16.9% | 304 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Elm Cottage — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Cottage East End Furneux Pelham | Other | — | — | £1,110,000 | Oct 2024 |
| 2 Elm Cottage Meesden | Terraced | — | — | £520,000 | May 2023 |
| Elm Cottage Anstey | Detached | — | — | £880,000 | Nov 2015 |
| 2 Elm Cottage Meesden | Terraced | — | — | £245,000 | Nov 2013 |
| 6 Elm Cottage Meesden | Semi-detached | — | — | £340,000 | Apr 2013 |
| Elm Cottage Anstey | Detached | — | — | £300,000 | Jun 2011 |
| 6 Elm Cottage Meesden | Terraced | — | — | £250,000 | Jul 2004 |
| Elm Cottage East End Furneux Pelham | Detached | — | — | £345,000 | Sep 1999 |
| 6 Elm Cottage Meesden | Terraced | — | — | £70,000 | Aug 1996 |
9 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from East Hertfordshire
Crime runs at 6.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from East Hertfordshire
Recorded crimes by category across the whole East Hertfordshire district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from East Hertfordshire
Population150,158
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.5/10
Employment
8.0/10
Education & skills
7.6/10
Health & disability
9.0/10
Crime
7.3/10
Housing & services
5.7/10
Living environment
5.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider East Hertfordshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+)39%
Good or very good health87%
Own their home69%
Median age42.3
Born outside the UK11%
See the full East Hertfordshire report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 9 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey First School | Primary | — | 2.2 km |
| Hormead Church of England (VA) First School | Primary | Good ('24) | 3.8 km |
| Pelham Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('23) | 4.5 km |
| Furneux Pelham Church of England School | Primary | Good ('20) | 4.9 km |
| Barkway VA Church of England First School | Primary | Good ('23) | 5.0 km |
| Barkway Preschool | Nursery | Good ('23) | 5.0 km |
| Barley (VA) Church of England First School | Primary | Good ('23) | 6.3 km |
| Buntingford First School | Primary | — | 7.1 km |
| Westmill Nursery | Nursery | — | 8.0 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
Getting around from East Hertfordshire
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 39 min from Bishops Stortford Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royston Rail Station | 6.9 mi | London Blackfriars | 61 min |
| Bishops Stortford Rail Station | 8.4 mi | London Liverpool Street | 39 min |
| Baldock Rail Station | 11.2 mi | London Blackfriars | 51 min |
| Watton-At-Stone Rail Station | 11.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Sawbridgeworth Rail Station | 11.7 mi | London Liverpool Street | 39 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Bishops Stortford Rail Station (39 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging8 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from East Hertfordshire
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.6%
Flood zone10.3% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill156 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings3,041
Conservation areas42
Green belt34.6%
Green spaces165
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from East Hertfordshire
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 356 | 96% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 70 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 45 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 165 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from East Hertfordshire
Figures for the wider East Hertfordshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.9%
In work (employment rate)63.2%
Companies registered here13,780
New incorporations (12m)1,410
Property companies (SPVs)1,468
See the full East Hertfordshire report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district