# SG14 1RJ: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

SG14 1RJ 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 SG14 1RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [SG14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg14) › [SG14 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg14-1)

## Around this postcode

- **69 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. East Hertfordshire 017G: 375 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **Hertford East, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **No property in SG14 1RJ 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=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 017G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **87.5% can get gigabit broadband at SG14 1RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG14 1RJ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **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=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abel Smith School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abel-smith-school-e117111) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mill Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-mead-primary-academy-e150620) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Duncombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duncombe-school-e117628) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Richard Hale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-hale-school-e139873) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Simon Balle All-Through School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-balle-all-through-school-e140294) | All-through | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bengeo Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bengeo-primary-school-e117361) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morgans Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morgans-primary-school-and-nursery-e117363) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-hertford-e148493) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £156,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £312,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £338,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2023 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hertford East (230 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LEA WHARF MEDICAL (140 m); HANSCOMBE HOUSE SURGERY (460 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (140 m); JADE PHARMACY (HERTFORD) (140 m); JADE (SHEFFIELD) PHARMACY (260 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (290 m); JADE (ST ANDREWS) PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: THE PERFECT SMILE STUDIOS (170 m); HUDSON'S DENTAL CARE (210 m); QUEEN ANNE HOUSE (460 m); DENTAL HEALTH CARE (670 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Hertford SF (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Hertford (270 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Hertford Superstore (290 m, Tesco); Aldi Hertford (630 m, Aldi); Co-op Bengeo (750 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 017G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). East Hertfordshire 017G has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £308,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 017G was £308,500 in 2025. Joint 14,908th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,303** (2021). East Hertfordshire 017G had 1,303 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,685th least 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: 79.9%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 017G, 79.9% 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.

## SG14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG14 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: 20,373** (2021). SG14 had 20,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,317th 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: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in SG14 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In SG14, 90.4% 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: 51.7986, -0.0763

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=-0.0763,51.7986,SG141RJ

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