Neighbourhood · East Hertfordshire
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford neighbourhood of East Hertfordshire, England (ONS area East Hertfordshire 010). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes AL6, AL9, SG12, SG13, SG14, SG3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SG14 2QG.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against East Hertfordshire (3 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £662,250 and flats for £243,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across East Hertfordshire (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Hertford North, is 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£662,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£243,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 6 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford sits in East Hertfordshire
- Typical house price: the highest of 18 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire
- Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 16 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Hertfordshire, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Solar and heat pumps
- Lifestyle businesses
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Hertford North Railway station, 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 52 min) and Stevenage (about 13 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The Sele School 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Lister Hospital 13.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford
What is the typical house price in Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford?
£662,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
How does Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Typical house price: the highest of 18 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire. Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 16 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire.
Is Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford?
Hertford North. Railway station, 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Moorgate (about 52 min) and Stevenage (about 13 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford?
Nearest state primary school. Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School. 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Sele School. 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.