SG13 8DU

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 8DT 111 m
SG13 8DS 139 m
SG13 8HD 139 m
SG13 8HB 143 m
SG13 8DB 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG13 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG13
Postcode sector
SG13 8
Latitude
51.789180
Longitude
-0.086470
British National Grid easting
532,074
British National Grid northing
211,789

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
E00119234
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017E · E01023479
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017 · E02004894

Postcode source versions

Explore SG13

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Waterdale, Hertford, SG13 8DU 30 January 2025 £535,000
26, Waterdale, Hertford, SG13 8DU 4 July 2024 £440,000
21, Waterdale, Hertford, SG13 8DU 22 January 2024 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Morgans Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    493 m
  2. Richard Hale School

    Academy converter

    710 m
  3. Hertford Prep

    Other independent school

    730 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

39 female, 26 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG13 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • HANSCOMBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82007

    888 m

  • LEA WHARF MEDICAL

    17 BIRCHERLEY GREEN, HERTFORD, SG14 1BN

    ODS code E82024

    1.1 km

  • NEW RIVER HEALTH

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

    ODS code E82102

    4.5 km

  • DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY

    6-7 EAST STREET, WARE, SG12 9HJ

    ODS code E82092

    4.6 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

  • Bullocks Lane

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Bullocks Lane

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Cranborne Close

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Ginger Bar & Restaurant

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Ginger Bar & Restaurant

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 017E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,975 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £495,000 from 3 recorded sales in SG13 8DU. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Morgans Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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