SG9 9SY

Buntingford · East Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Buntingford
Local authority
East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG9
Postcode sector
SG9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG9 9TW 54 m
SG9 9UH 108 m
SG9 9UU 108 m
SG9 9UT 114 m
SG9 9GG 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG9 9SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG9
Postcode sector
SG9 9
Latitude
51.943689
Longitude
-0.011329
British National Grid easting
536,787
British National Grid northing
229,110

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Hertfordshire · E07000242
Parish or community
E04012916
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00190293
Lower layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 001F · E01035588
Middle layer super output area
East Hertfordshire 001 · E02004878

Postcode source versions

Explore SG9

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Gilby Row, Buntingford, SG9 9SY 25 September 2020 £550,000
4, Gilby Row, Buntingford, SG9 9SY 30 January 2020 £520,000
1, Gilby Row, Buntingford, SG9 9SY 27 January 2020 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Layston Church of England First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    625 m
  2. Millfield First and Nursery School

    Community school

    710 m
  3. Buntingford First School

    Free schools

    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 30
  • Drugs 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
SG9 9 residents
9,243

Age bands in SG9 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,851 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

854 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,362 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,810 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG9 9 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.

Nearby transport

  • Aspenden Road

    BCT · Buntingford

    0.2 miles
  • Aspenden Road

    BCT · Buntingford

    0.2 miles
  • Bridgefoot

    BCT · Buntingford

    0.2 miles
  • Bridgefoot

    BCT · Buntingford

    0.2 miles
  • The Crown Inn

    BCT · Buntingford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Hertfordshire 001F, 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

22,214 of 33,755

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Layston Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 625 m.

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

Recorded crime

525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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