Housing in SG12 9QS
What the homes in SG12 9QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ware West
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
SG12 9QSWare
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.4%). Flats make up 74.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.5% of households in the SG12 9QS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership7.6%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented20.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.8% 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 (30.6%). 17.6% 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 9QS (Ware West) (about 1,852 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.