Bandley Hill & Poplars
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Bandley Hill & Poplars at a glance
- House prices
- £349,000
- Middle64th percentile
- Schools
- 9th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 34th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 80.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle37th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle43rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bandley Hill & Poplars a good place to live?
Bandley Hill & Poplars has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Stevenage 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
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bandley Hill & Poplars
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 80.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 37th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Bandley Hill & Poplars
House prices
- Median sale price
- £349,000
- Percentile
- 64th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 60 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 Bandley Hill & Poplars
Schools
9th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bandley Hill & Poplars
Flood risk
3.8% 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 1.2% of the area. That is the 43rd 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 Bandley Hill & Poplars
Transport
34th 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 Bandley Hill & Poplars a good place to live?
Bandley Hill & Poplars has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bandley Hill & Poplars safe?
Bandley Hill & Poplars ranks in the 37th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bandley Hill & Poplars?
The median sale price was £349,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 64th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bandley Hill & Poplars?
Schools rank in the 9th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bandley Hill & Poplars?
Nearby public profiles include Martins Wood in Stevenage and Almond Hill in Stevenage.
