Bramfield area report

Highlights

Stapleford is a village in Hertfordshire with a population of 2,270. The median house price is £665,000, with detached properties at £930,000 and flats at £258,000. Property prices have risen 28.6% over five years. The median energy performance rating is band D, with 20.8% rated band C or better. Air quality is good, with low nitrogen dioxide levels and moderate particulate matter. Flood risk is low at 1.8% in flood zone 3. About 55% of neighbourhoods nationally are more deprived than Stapleford. Stapleford Primary School is 0.8 km away; Heath Mount School is 2.7 km distant. Broadband coverage is solid: 72.4% have superfast speeds, though only 10.2% have gigabit access. The area sits within the Green Belt, with 55 listed buildings. Council tax for band D is £2,345.22. East Herts Council administers the area.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Bramfield, Hertfordshire — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Bramfield’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Hertfordshire, Bramfield ranks 7th cheapest of 10, 3rd safest and 5th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £665,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Bramfield have risen 29% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 2,272 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Bramfield (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 6 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 8 then).

Schools

• 87% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈46 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 10% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Bramfield that changed hands in the last five years, 16.6% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 0.7 points below East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 16.52% over 7.02 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 3% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/bramfield.

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Nearby areas we cover: Bengeo, Goldings, Watton-at-Stone.