Great Ashby
Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Great Ashby at a glance
- House prices
- £395,000
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 46th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 42.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.5% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land17th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Great Ashby a good place to live?
Great Ashby may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Great Ashby
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 42.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Great Ashby
House prices
- Median sale price
- £395,000
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 85 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 Great Ashby
Schools
46th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Great Ashby
Flood risk
0.5% 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 0.4% of the area. That is the 17th 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 Great Ashby
Transport
25th 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 Great Ashby a good place to live?
Great Ashby may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Great Ashby safe?
Great Ashby ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Great Ashby?
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 Great Ashby?
Schools rank in the 46th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Great Ashby?
Nearby public profiles include Letchworth Norton in North Hertfordshire and Letchworth Grange in North Hertfordshire.
