# SG13 7JH: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

SG13 7JH 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 SG13 7JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [SG13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg13) › [SG13 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg13-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. East Hertfordshire 016B: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **Hertford East, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **2 of 8 properties in SG13 7JH at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG13 7JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **Low road and rail noise at SG13 7JH**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **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=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wheatcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wheatcroft-primary-school-e117328) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Simon Balle All-Through School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-balle-all-through-school-e140294) | All-through | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abel Smith School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abel-smith-school-e117111) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richard Hale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-hale-school-e139873) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-heath-primary-and-nursery-school-e117125) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Duncombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duncombe-school-e117628) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Morgans Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morgans-primary-school-and-nursery-e117363) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mill Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-mead-primary-academy-e150620) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £615,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £518,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £563,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £378,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: HERTFORD DENTAL CARE (440 m); DENTAL HEALTH CARE (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hertford Superstore (930 m, Tesco)

## 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). East Hertfordshire 016B has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 016B was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 4,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,424** (2021). East Hertfordshire 016B had 2,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,343rd 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: 86.1%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 016B, 86.1% 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.

## SG13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £448,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG13 was £448,000 in 2025. 440th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,016** (2021). SG13 had 18,016 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,180th 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: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in SG13 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In SG13, 84.9% 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: 51.7969, -0.0588

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=-0.0588,51.7969,SG137JH

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