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Housing in SG13 7RB

What the homes in SG13 7RB 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
1,668 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SG13 7RBEngland
Detached27.3%22.9%
Semi-detached33%31.5%
Terraced29.1%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the SG13 7RB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

SG13 7RB
70%
21%
England
  • Owned70.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented8.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SG13 7RBEngland
Owned outright41.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association16.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SG13 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

SG13 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

East HertfordshireEngland
All homes£1,533£1,459
One bedroom£1,086£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,382£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,673£1,489
Four or more£2,449£2,161
Detached£2,156£1,640
Semi-detached£1,661£1,449
Terraced£1,423£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,255£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG13 7RB (Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets) (about 1,668 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.

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