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SG12 postcode area · East Hertfordshire

The SG12 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hertfordshire. Area Scores range from 62 to 94 across them. Every full SG12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SG12 district's neighbourhoods is Ware West (94 out of 100, #382 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered (63). 7 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £360,000 in Ware West to £589,000 in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,961a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime45per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SG12 district

£440,000median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · +6.0% over the year · 472 sales
Detached£718,500
Semi-detached£525,000
Terraced£430,000
Flat£245,000
East Hertfordshire£448,125
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ware WestEast Hertfordshire 38294 £360,000
Hertford BengeoEast Hertfordshire 50593 £525,750
Hertford Heath & Stanstead St MargaretsEast Hertfordshire 1,67876 £475,000
Ware EastEast Hertfordshire 1,79474 £445,000
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & BayfordEast Hertfordshire 1,86373 £555,000
Puckeridge & ThundridgeEast Hertfordshire 2,01371 £455,000
Much Hadham & HunsdonEast Hertfordshire 2,14469 £490,000
Datchworth, Walkern & CotteredEast Hertfordshire 2,56263 £589,000

People living in SG12 Census 2021

Residents65,468
Median age (est.)44
Density199per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SG12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SG12 district.

Hertford Ware

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG12.

SG14 SG11 SG10 SG13 EN11 SG3 SG9 CM92

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.