Little Hadham’s story
22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Little Hadham’s built-up area.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Little HadhamHertfordshire
This village in Hertfordshire, East of England has a population of 408. 45% of households own their home with no mortgage.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
408
Census 2021 · East Hertfordshire council
Median age
47.8
21% are 65+ · Hertfordshire 17%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Little Hadham a good place to live?
There are no grades for Little Hadham: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 22 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Little Hadham stand out
The 3 things Little Hadham does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including The Whare; 22.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
45% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Little Hadham.
Work & commute
Little Hadham is better off than Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: households earn £82K a year
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 54% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Each working resident is matched by 0.6 jobs in Little Hadham. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 24%, below Hertfordshire’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. 1.5% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Train1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
54%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£82K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Little Hadham than in Hertfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 84%
£0Kmedian sale
11% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Hertfordshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,533 a month across the East Hertfordshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Little Hadham£0K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,533
average private rent a month, East Hertfordshire council area
£2,388
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Little Hadham records less burglary and damage per resident than Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 4.1 per 1,000 a year
14.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 44% of the total. Violent crime ran at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Hertfordshire’s towns (21.2) and England’s towns (22) alike. Little Hadham logged 9 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 3 complaints of anti-social conduct.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Drugs4
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social3
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.
14.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
89% of people in Little Hadham say their health is good or very good, more than in both Hertfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
89%good or very good health
3.2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Hertfordshire’s towns (3.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches just over a tenth of Little Hadham’s population. The nearest A&E to Little Hadham is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 7.8 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Little Hadham | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 85% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
82
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Little Hadham: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Hertfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
22listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Relative to its size, Little Hadham keeps 539 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Hertfordshire’s towns (55) and England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II21
Among them · Grade II*
- The Whare Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
44%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
539
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Little Hadham has fewer young adults than Hertfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9.3% are 15 to 24
47.8median age
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Half of Little Hadham is older than 47.8, half younger. Degrees are held by 41% of adults.
Little HadhamHertfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Little Hadham | Hertfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.9% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hertfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Little Hadham
13pages on Little Hadham
The big questions
Famous people from Little Hadham
3 notable people were born in Little Hadham.
Photo credits
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort: Joseph Nutting / After Robert Walker, Public domain · Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex: Peter Lely, Public domain · Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury: Peter Lely, Public domain
About Little Hadham
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Little Hadham is a built-up area of 408 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
- Population
- 408 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004149
Little Hadham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Hadham CrossPuckeridge and StandonBishop's StortfordStansted MountfitchetLittle HallingburySawbridgeworthElsenhamLittle Hadham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hadham | 408 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hadham Cross | 1,275 | 2.6 | — | C− | A− | B |
| Puckeridge and Standon | 3,861 | 3.1 | B | B− | B+ | A− |
| Bishop's Stortford | 40,916 | 3.1 | A | C+ | C | A |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 8,629 | 4.7 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Little Hallingbury | 1,434 | 4.9 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Sawbridgeworth | 10,471 | 5.6 | A− | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Elsenham | 3,414 | 6.3 | A | B+ | B | A |
Hadham Cross and Little Hallingbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Little Hadham
How many listed buildings are there in Little Hadham?
That is 22.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Little Hadham?
Band D council tax in Little Hadham is £2,388 for 2026–27, less than in 61% 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.
Who lives in Little Hadham?
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Little Hadham’s 408 residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
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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