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Puckeridge & Thundridge

Middle area

The middle of the East Hertfordshire. 6,405 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 89% of people in Puckeridge & Thundridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£455,000
Joint 1,321st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,245
Joint 3,116th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
89%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Puckeridge & Thundridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Puckeridge & Thundridge at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences99
Anti-social behaviour58
Other crime49
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage and arson24
Drug offences19
Burglary17
Theft from the person2
Robbery1
Shoplifting1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Puckeridge & Thundridge compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from £350,000 to £582,500. The middle area is £465,000. Puckeridge & Thundridge is £455,000.
£455,0009th cheapest
Population18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 5,913 to 11,238. The middle area is 8,425. Puckeridge & Thundridge is 6,245.
6,2453rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 33.0%. Puckeridge & Thundridge is 89.0%.
89%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, East Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Hertfordshire18 areas from 48.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 87.2%. Puckeridge & Thundridge is 94.7%.
94.7%2nd highest

Is Puckeridge & Thundridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Puckeridge & Thundridge at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Puckeridge & Thundridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (99), anti-social behaviour (58) and other crime (49).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Puckeridge & Thundridge alone. See East Hertfordshire

Average house price
£455,973
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,184
8th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.8
Joint 19th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Puckeridge & Thundridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Puckeridge & Thundridge was £455,000 in 2025.

Puckeridge & Thundridge had 6,245 usual residents at the census.

About 89% of people in Puckeridge & Thundridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Puckeridge & Thundridge, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.