# SG9 9DZ: area report for a postcode in East Hertfordshire

SG9 9DZ 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 SG9 9DZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) › [SG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9) › [SG9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. East Hertfordshire 001G: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **Ashwell and Morden, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **No property in SG9 9DZ 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=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, East Hertfordshire 001G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **£457,417 average price**: For the whole of East Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG9 9DZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG9 9DZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millfield First and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-first-and-nursery-school-e117309) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Edwinstree Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edwinstree-church-of-england-middle-school-e117554) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Layston Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/layston-church-of-england-first-school-e117390) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Freman College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freman-college-e137002) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Buntingford First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buntingford-first-school-e149748) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £745,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY BUNTINGFORD (140 m); BUNTINGFORD PHARMACY (200 m)
- Dental practices: BUNTINGFORD DENTAL CLINIC (140 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Buntingford (110 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Buntingford High Street Local (270 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Buntingford (300 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 001G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). East Hertfordshire 001G has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £502,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Hertfordshire 001G was £502,500 in 2025. Joint 4,663rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,116** (2021). East Hertfordshire 001G had 1,116 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,592nd 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In East Hertfordshire 001G, 96.6% 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.

## SG9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG9 was £465,500 in 2025. 372nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,389** (2021). SG9 had 12,389 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 865th 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: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in SG9 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: 77.8%** (January 2026). In SG9, 77.8% 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: 51.9458, -0.0211

Council: [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (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=-0.0211,51.9458,SG99DZ

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