Transport may need closer review
Arbury at a glance
- House prices
- £395,000
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 40th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 58.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle59th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle34th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Arbury a good place to live?
Arbury has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Arbury
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 58.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 59th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Arbury
House prices
- Median sale price
- £395,000
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 21 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Arbury
Schools
40th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Arbury
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.9% of the area. That is the 34th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Arbury
Transport
4th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Arbury a good place to live?
Arbury has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Arbury safe?
Arbury ranks in the 59th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Arbury?
The median sale price was £395,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 74th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Arbury?
Schools rank in the 40th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Arbury?
Nearby public profiles include Offa in North Hertfordshire and Hitchin Highbury in North Hertfordshire.
