Neighbourhood · North Hertfordshire
Great Ashby & Wymondley: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Great Ashby & Wymondley neighbourhood of North Hertfordshire, England (ONS area North Hertfordshire 017). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SG1, SG4, SG6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SG4 7LU.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against North Hertfordshire
Great Ashby & Wymondley is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Hertfordshire (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 4 falling). Houses here typically resell for £385,000 and flats for £210,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across North Hertfordshire (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Stevenage, is 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£385,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£210,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% 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
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£70,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Great Ashby & Wymondley sits in North Hertfordshire
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire
- Typical flat price: joint 6th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 16 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 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 Great Ashby & Wymondley
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Hertfordshire, 4 the other way and 14 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
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Recorded crime
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Stevenage Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Cambridge (about 42 min) and Peterborough (47 to 53 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 Graveley Primary School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jul 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Great Ashby & Wymondley
What is the typical house price in Great Ashby & Wymondley?
£385,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
How does Great Ashby & Wymondley compare with the rest of North Hertfordshire?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire. Typical flat price: joint 6th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 16 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire.
Is Great Ashby & Wymondley an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Great Ashby & Wymondley gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Great Ashby & Wymondley?
Stevenage. Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Cambridge (about 42 min) and Peterborough (47 to 53 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Great Ashby & Wymondley?
Nearest state primary school. Graveley Primary School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jul 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
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.