Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider
Hunsdon at a glance
- House prices
- £450,000
- Higher prices83rd percentile
- Schools
- 24th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 3rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 37.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong84th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle65th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hunsdon a good place to live?
Hunsdon may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Hunsdon
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 37.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 84th 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 Hunsdon
House prices
- Median sale price
- £450,000
- Percentile
- 83rd percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 19 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 Hunsdon
Schools
24th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hunsdon
Flood risk
8.5% 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 4.9% of the area. That is the 65th 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 Hunsdon
Transport
3rd 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 Hunsdon a good place to live?
Hunsdon may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Hunsdon safe?
Hunsdon ranks in the 84th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hunsdon?
The median sale price was £450,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 83rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hunsdon?
Schools rank in the 24th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hunsdon?
Nearby public profiles include Braughing & Standon in East Hertfordshire and Buntingford in East Hertfordshire.
