Housing in SG14 2WT
What the homes in SG14 2WT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hertford West
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
SG14 2WTHertford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.8%). Flats make up 47.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.1% of households in the SG14 2WT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership7.4%1%
- Private rented9.4%20.5%
- Social rented44.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.2% 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 (23.8%). 36.2% 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 SG14 2WT (Hertford West) (about 1,735 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.