# SG14 3HQ: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

SG14 3HQ 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 3HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [SG14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg14) › [SG14 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg14-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. East Hertfordshire 014D: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **Hertford North, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **No property in SG14 3HQ 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=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **No gigabit broadband at SG14 3HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG14 3HQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **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=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bengeo Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bengeo-primary-school-e117361) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Duncombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duncombe-school-e117628) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-hertford-e148493) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mill Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-mead-primary-academy-e150620) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertford-st-andrew-cofe-primary-school-e117397) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |
| [Hollybush Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybush-primary-school-e117263) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sele School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sele-school-e138484) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £1,400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £472,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £672,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2023 | £760,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £665,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £580,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2024 | £685,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| September 2024 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: AVENUE PHARMACY (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bengeo (970 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.9** (2025). East Hertfordshire 014D has a deprivation score of 2.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 916th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £642,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 014D was £642,500 in 2025. Joint 2,108th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,769** (2021). East Hertfordshire 014D had 1,769 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,912th 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 014D, 89.9% 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: 51.8128, -0.0856

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=-0.0856,51.8128,SG143HQ

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