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

SG14 3JQ 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 3JQ 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

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. East Hertfordshire 014B: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **Hertford East, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **No property in SG14 3JQ 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=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 014B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **£455,973 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG14 3JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG14 3JQ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **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=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Duncombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/duncombe-school-e117628) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bengeo Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bengeo-primary-school-e117361) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mill Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-mead-primary-academy-e150620) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Abel Smith School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abel-smith-school-e117111) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 55% 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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 84% 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) |
| [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) |
| [Wheatcroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wheatcroft-primary-school-e117328) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £1,040,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £467,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £1,350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £568,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £1,795,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hertford East (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LEA WHARF MEDICAL (820 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (710 m); BOOTS (820 m); JADE PHARMACY (HERTFORD) (820 m); AVENUE PHARMACY (860 m); JADE (SHEFFIELD) PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: THE PERFECT SMILE STUDIOS (830 m); DENTAL HEALTH CARE (860 m); HUDSON'S DENTAL CARE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bengeo (490 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Hertford Superstore (720 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Hertford (720 m, Sainsburys); M&S Hertford SF (890 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £455,973** (August 2026). East Hertfordshire’s average house price was £455,973 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.7×** (2025). A home in East Hertfordshire costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 014B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.2** (2025). East Hertfordshire 014B has a deprivation score of 4.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,036th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £695,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 014B was £695,000 in 2025. Joint 1,592nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,419** (2021). East Hertfordshire 014B had 1,419 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,074th 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: 88.6%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 014B, 88.6% 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.

## 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: 51.8047, -0.0749

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), August 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=-0.0749,51.8047,SG143JQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg14-3jq