Housing in SG12 8AG
What the homes in SG12 8AG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
SG12 8AGWare
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (30.5%). Flats make up 25.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.3% of households in the SG12 8AG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 40.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented17.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.8%). 25% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hertfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% 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 SG12 8AG (Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets) (about 1,733 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.