SG13 8HL

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 8HE 42 m
SG13 8HN 47 m
SG13 8HF 70 m
SG13 8HW 88 m
SG13 8HD 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG13 8HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG13
Postcode sector
SG13 8
Latitude
51.787342
Longitude
-0.085142
British National Grid easting
532,171
British National Grid northing
211,587

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
E00119238
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017A · E01023475
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 017 · E02004894

Postcode source versions

Explore SG13

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Horns Close, Hertford, SG13 8HL 20 May 2016 £333,000
20, Horns Close, Hertford, SG13 8HL 17 December 2014 £261,000
20, Horns Close, Hertford, SG13 8HL 24 September 2007 £216,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Morgans Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    390 m
  2. Richard Hale School

    Academy converter

    770 m
  3. Hertford Prep

    Other independent school

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,272
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 410
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Other theft 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.4% 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

5

within 5 km

  • HANSCOMBE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82007

    1.1 km

  • LEA WHARF MEDICAL

    17 BIRCHERLEY GREEN, HERTFORD, SG14 1BN

    ODS code E82024

    1.3 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

  • HAILEY VIEW SURGERY

    39 CHRISTIAN CLOSE, HODDESDON, EN11 9FF

    ODS code E82088

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bullocks Lane

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.0 miles
  • Bullocks Lane

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.0 miles
  • Cranborne Close

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Ginger Bar & Restaurant

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Ginger Bar & Restaurant

    BCT · Horns Mill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 017A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,369 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Morgans Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,272 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 410 events.

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