# SG7

Postcode district covering Baldock, Ashwell and Clothall Common, in North Hertfordshire.

SG7 is a postcode district covering Baldock, Ashwell and Clothall Common, in North Hertfordshire. Median sale price £360,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SG7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)

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 SG7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG7 was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 13,734** (2021). SG7 had 13,734 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 936th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in SG7 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In SG7, 93.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SG7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 23% of people in SG7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SG7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 219 homes were sold in SG7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SG7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SG7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SG7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SG7 had 13,734 usual residents at the census.

## How SG7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SG7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £360,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2025 |
| Population | 13,734 | 7th least populated | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 23% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.1% | 3rd highest | 19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026 |

## Is SG7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG7 at a rate of 71.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across the SG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (370), anti-social behaviour (197) and other crime (168).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG7 was 78.3 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 SG7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG7 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in SG7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Hertfordshire 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023587) | 1,039 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023588) | 1,411 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.3% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023589) | 1,695 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023590) | 1,801 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.1% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023591) | 1,547 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.7% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023592) | 1,635 | 173.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| [North Hertfordshire 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023593) | 1,489 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [North Hertfordshire 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023585) | 1,161 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 76.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023586) | 1,667 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |

## Your MP

- [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.8% of the people here.
- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SG7

[Ashwell, Weston & Barley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/ashwell-weston-and-barley), [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/baldock)

## Postcode sectors in SG7

[SG7 5 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7-5), [SG7 6 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7-6)

## Council

[North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

## Towns in SG7

[Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock)

## Postcode districts next to SG7

[SG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg2), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5), [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6), [SG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8), [SG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9), [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18), [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19)

## Nearest rail stations

[Baldock (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1876,51.9929), [Ashwell and Morden (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1098,52.0308)

## More in the SG postcode area

[All SG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SG7 in brief

SG7 is a postcode district covering Baldock, Ashwell and Clothall Common, in North Hertfordshire.
About 13,890 people lived in SG7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £360,000 in 2025 across 219 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG7 was £360,000 in 2025.
SG7 had 13,734 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in SG7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SG7, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SG7
- Postcode area: [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)
- Constituency: [North East Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire)
- Council: [North Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Area: 63.49 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,890*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 45

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8), [SG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18), [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Latest updates for SG7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SG7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7