SG12 8DS

Great Amwell & Stansteads · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Broxbourne
Postcode district
SG12
Postcode sector
SG12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG12 8EE 61 m
SG12 8DT 66 m
SG12 8DH 97 m
SG12 8DX 104 m
SG12 8ET 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG12 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG12
Postcode sector
SG12 8
Latitude
51.787954
Longitude
0.001229
British National Grid easting
538,126
British National Grid northing
211,815

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04013542
Westminster constituency
Broxbourne · E14001139
Output area
E00119205
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 018B · E01023469
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 018 · E02004895

Postcode source versions

Explore SG12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Amwell View School

    Community special school

    330 m
  2. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    582 m
  3. St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    922 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 166
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Other theft 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG12 8 residents
6,457

Age bands in SG12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,085 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

644 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

1,610 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,944 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,396 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • HAILEY VIEW SURGERY

    39 CHRISTIAN CLOSE, HODDESDON, EN11 9FF

    ODS code E82088

    1.7 km

  • AMWELL SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, FAWKON WALK, HODDESDON, EN11 8FG

    ODS code E82061

    3.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY

    UNIT 8-14, LIMES COURT, CONDUIT LANE, HODDESDON, EN11 8EP

    ODS code E82006

    3.3 km

  • DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY

    6-7 EAST STREET, WARE, SG12 9HJ

    ODS code E82092

    3.3 km

  • NEW RIVER HEALTH

    ST MARY'S COURTYARD, CHURCH STREET, WARE, SG12 9EF

    ODS code E82102

    3.6 km

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    8 PARK LANE, BROXBOURNE, EN10 7NQ

    ODS code E82090

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Margaret's (Herts) Rail Station

    RSE · St Margarets

    0.0 miles
  • St Margarets (Herts) Rail Station

    RLY · St Margarets

    0.0 miles
  • St Margaret's Railway Station

    BCT · St Margarets

    0.0 miles
  • St Margaret's Railway Station

    BCT · St Margarets

    0.0 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · St Margarets

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 018B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,385 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Amwell View School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 166 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.