Housing in SG1 6EA
What the homes in SG1 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Ashby & Wymondley
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
SG1 6EAStevenage
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.1%). Flats make up 25.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.7% of households in the SG1 6EA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 47% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.8%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented16.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28%). 38.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Hertfordshire (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG1 6EA (Great Ashby & Wymondley) (about 1,496 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.