SG13 8AE

Hertford Castle · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hertford
Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG13
Postcode sector
SG13 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG13 7ZG 77 m
SG13 9AX 77 m
SG13 9BA 77 m
SG13 9BB 77 m
SG13 9BE 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG13 8AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG13
Postcode sector
SG13 8
Latitude
51.795193
Longitude
-0.073628
British National Grid easting
532,942
British National Grid northing
212,481

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04013543
Westminster constituency
Hertford and Stortford · E14001283
Output area
E00119256
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017C · E01023477
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017 · E02004894

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Garden House, Churchfields, Hertford, SG13 8AE 27 November 2024 £1,055,000
The Garden House, Churchfields, Hertford, SG13 8AE 17 May 1996 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Abel Smith School

    Community school

    33 m
  2. Simon Balle All-Through School

    Academy converter

    382 m
  3. Richard Hale School

    Academy converter

    410 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 557
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Shoplifting 251
  • Other theft 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.4
SG13 8 residents
5,992

Age bands in SG13 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,116 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

560 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,385 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,802 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,267 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG13 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
62.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • LEA WHARF MEDICAL

    17 BIRCHERLEY GREEN, HERTFORD, SG14 1BN

    ODS code E82024

    347 m

  • HANSCOMBE HOUSE SURGERY

    HANSCOME HOUSE SURGERY, 52A ST. ANDREW STREET, HERTFORD, SG14 1JA

    ODS code E82007

    623 m

  • NEW RIVER HEALTH

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

    ODS code E82102

    3.4 km

  • DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY

    6-7 EAST STREET, WARE, SG12 9HJ

    ODS code E82092

    3.5 km

  • HAILEY VIEW SURGERY

    39 CHRISTIAN CLOSE, HODDESDON, EN11 9FF

    ODS code E82088

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Park Road

    BCT · Hertford

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · Hertford

    0.1 miles
  • Fore Street

    BCT · Hertford

    0.1 miles
  • Fore Street

    BCT · Hertford

    0.1 miles
  • Fore Street

    BCT · Hertford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 017C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,956 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,055,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG13 8AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Hertfordshire is £460,778 in June 2026, up 4.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Abel Smith School is the nearest published school at 33 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 557 events.

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