Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 966 people, lies in Hertfordshire, East of England.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Braughing has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 69, with 1 at Grade I. The median sale price is £570,000.
The 3 things Braughing does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 69 buildings inside Braughing’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1905.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Braughing.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 13% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 89% of commuters drove, higher than both Hertfordshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Also worth knowing: in 2026, 1.2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 47% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 66 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenyns First School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 66 | – |
70% of households own their home, higher than both Hertfordshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,533 a month across the East Hertfordshire council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 28 homes sold inside Braughing’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £570,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £735,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £590,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £450,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 34 offences in Braughing and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 47% of the crimes. Homes saw 11.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, near Hertfordshire’s towns (11.3) and higher than England’s towns (9.4).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Seeing a GP means leaving Braughing: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away. 3.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Braughing is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 9.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Braughing | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Braughing has 714 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Hertfordshire’s towns (55) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England), Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Hertfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). At 50.8, the median resident of Braughing sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Braughing | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Braughing is a built-up area of 966 people, in the East Hertfordshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braughing | 966 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puckeridge and Standon | 3,861 | 1.6 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
| Buntingford | 7,877 | 3.4 | B | C+ | C+ | A |
| Hadham Cross | 1,275 | 4.5 | — | C− | A− | B |
| Bishop's Stortford | 40,916 | 6 | A | C+ | C | A |
| Walkern | 1,367 | 6.9 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Ware | 19,631 | 7 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 8,629 | 7.1 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
Hadham Cross and Walkern have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 29.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England). 37% of Braughing’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £450,000, semi-detached houses £590,000 and detached houses £735,000.
Band D council tax in Braughing is £2,409 for 2026–27, less than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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