SG12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ware, in East Hertfordshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SG12, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SG12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SG12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG12 at a rate of 62.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across SG.
In August 2026 alone, 218 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (750), anti-social behaviour (424) and other crime (294).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG12 was 62.0 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in SG12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG12 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SG12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hertfordshire 006B | 1,573 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.2% |
| East Hertfordshire 009A | 1,361 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.9% |
| East Hertfordshire 009B | 2,205 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.6% |
| East Hertfordshire 012A | 2,071 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| East Hertfordshire 012B | 1,505 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.5% |
| East Hertfordshire 012C | 2,130 | 155.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.3% |
| East Hertfordshire 012D | 2,164 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
| East Hertfordshire 012E | 1,748 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| East Hertfordshire 012F | 1,619 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| East Hertfordshire 013A | 1,621 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| East Hertfordshire 013B | 1,638 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.5% |
| East Hertfordshire 013C | 1,670 | 75.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.2% |
| East Hertfordshire 013D | 1,919 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| East Hertfordshire 013E | 1,541 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| East Hertfordshire 018A | 1,284 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 44.3% |
| East Hertfordshire 018B | 1,467 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.2% |
| East Hertfordshire 018E | 1,435 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| East Hertfordshire 018F | 1,660 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.3% |
| East Hertfordshire 019D | 1,326 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.7% |
MPs for SG12
- Josh DeanLabourMP for Hertford and Stortford66% of SG12’s postcodes
- Lewis CockingConservativeMP for Broxbourne19% of SG12’s postcodes
- Chris HinchliffLabourMP for North East Hertfordshire14% of SG12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SG124
Postcode sectors in SG125
Council1
Towns in SG121
Postcode districts next to SG129
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SG postcode area2
SG12 in brief
SG12 is a postcode district covering Ware, in East Hertfordshire.
About 31,649 people lived in SG12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £444,000 in 2025 across 509 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 62.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG12 was £444,000 in 2025.
SG12 had 31,163 usual residents at the census.
In SG12, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SG12, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.