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SG12 8DS area guide

Who lives in SG12 8DS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
Council: East Hertfordshire
Region: East of England
Neighbourhood population: 1,446 (2024)

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At a glance

What SG12 8DS is like

SG12 8DS is a postcode in the Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets area of East Hertfordshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,446 people. 63% of households own their home, 10.1% rent privately and 26.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SG12 8 sold for a median of £532,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SG12 8DS compares

Headline figures for SG12 8DS, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£532,000

Median over 73 sales in SG12 8, +20.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.7/ 10

Good: 2 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

80%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£67,375

Average annual income before tax, higher than 80% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SG12 8DS differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
26.8% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in SG12 8 is up 20.9% on the year before.
03
An older population
22.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
04
Few private renters
Only 10.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

SG12 8DS FAQs

Is SG12 8DS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.7 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SG12 8DS?

The median sale price over the last year was £532,000.

Homes in SG12 8 sold for a median of £532,000 across 73 sales in the year to August 2026, +20.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SG12 8DS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around SG12 8DS, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SG12 8DS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.4% of residents. 63% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (59.5%).

Which council covers SG12 8DS?

The local authority for SG12 8DS is East Hertfordshire.

SG12 8DS comes under East Hertfordshire in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SG12 8DS?

Connectivity scores 5.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 5.7 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is St Margaret's (Herts) Rail Station, 4 yards away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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