# SG12 8QG: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

SG12 8QG 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 SG12 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [SG12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg12) › [SG12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. East Hertfordshire 009B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **Roydon, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **No property in SG12 8QG 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=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG12 8QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **Low road and rail noise at SG12 8QG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **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=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunsdon-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117117) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Widford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/widford-school-e117176) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £476,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £381,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2025 | £682,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2023 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £860,190 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2023 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). East Hertfordshire 009B has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £518,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 009B was £518,500 in 2025. Joint 4,303rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,205** (2021). East Hertfordshire 009B had 2,205 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,783rd 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: 82.6%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 009B, 82.6% 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.

## SG12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £444,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG12 was £444,000 in 2025. Joint 453rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,163** (2021). SG12 had 31,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 860th most 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: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in SG12 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: 88.4%** (January 2026). In SG12, 88.4% 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: 51.8058, 0.0530

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=0.0530,51.8058,SG128QG

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