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SG13

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Hertford and Pine Hurst, 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 SG13 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SG13, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£448,000
440th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
18,016
1,180th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SG13 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SG13Middle
Median sale price19 postcode districts, SG · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SG19 areas from £322,500 to £712,500. The middle area is £415,000. SG13 is £448,000.
£448,0008th most expensive
Population19 postcode districts, SG · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SG19 areas from 2,196 to 55,938. The middle area is 20,373. SG13 is 18,016.
18,0169th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SG19 areas from 44.5% to 94.5%. The middle area is 88.4%. SG13 is 84.9%.
84.9%9th lowest
Claimant rate19 postcode districts, SG · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SG19 areas from 1.1% to 3.7%. The middle area is 2.1%. SG13 is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 6th lowest

Is SG13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG13 at a rate of 67.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across SG.

In August 2026 alone, 137 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG13.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (428), other crime (235) and anti-social behaviour (232).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG13 was 67.0 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 SG13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG13 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SG13

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
East Hertfordshire 010B2,64360.5 per 1,000741.1%
East Hertfordshire 016A1,92024.9 per 1,0001096.8%
East Hertfordshire 016B2,42450.1 per 1,0001086.1%
East Hertfordshire 016C1,632147.8 per 1,000696.6%
East Hertfordshire 017A1,46260.2 per 1,000599.5%
East Hertfordshire 017B1,72034.1 per 1,0001081.3%
East Hertfordshire 017C2,18554.9 per 1,0001077.2%
East Hertfordshire 017F1,366167.4 per 1,000892.0%
East Hertfordshire 018C1,66548.6 per 1,000795.8%
East Hertfordshire 018D1,87844.9 per 1,000888.2%

MPs for SG13

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 SG132

Postcode sectors in SG133

Council1

Towns in SG131

Postcode districts next to SG137

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SG postcode area2

SG13 in brief

SG13 is a postcode district covering Hertford and Pine Hurst, in East Hertfordshire.

About 18,580 people lived in SG13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £448,000 in 2025 across 285 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in SG13 was £448,000 in 2025.

SG13 had 18,016 usual residents at the census.

In SG13, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SG13, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.