# CM21 9HG: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

CM21 9HG is a postcode in East Hertfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Hertfordshire. Open the map at CM21 9HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [CM21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm21) › [CM21 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm21-9)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. East Hertfordshire 011E: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **Sawbridgeworth, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **No property in CM21 9HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM21 9HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **Low road and rail noise at CM21 9HG**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fawbert-and-barnard-infants-school-e117149) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Mandeville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mandeville-primary-school-e117305) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reedings Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedings-junior-school-e117280) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leventhorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leventhorpe-e137156) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [High Wych Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-wych-church-of-england-primary-school-e117398) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £482,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £462,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £333,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CENTRAL SURGERY (250 m)
- Pharmacies: BELL PHARMACY (290 m); VILLAGE PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: DENTISTRY 19 LTD (350 m); DENTAL SURGERY (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Sawbridgeworth Bell Street (320 m, Morrisons); Co-op Sawbridgeworth (340 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £457,417** (July 2026). East Hertfordshire’s average house price was £457,417 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,184** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Hertfordshire earned a median of £52,184 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 8th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in East Hertfordshire costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 96th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). East Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 19th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Hertfordshire 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.2** (2025). East Hertfordshire 011E has a deprivation score of 2.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 440th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £512,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 011E was £512,000 in 2025. Joint 4,453rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,591** (2021). East Hertfordshire 011E had 1,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,573rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 011E, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM21 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,371** (2021). CM21 had 11,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 803rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in CM21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.8%** (January 2026). In CM21, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 51.8112, 0.1449

Council: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hertford and Stortford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertford-and-stortford): Josh Dean (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1449,51.8112,CM219HG

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