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Postcode · Baldock

Housing in SG7 6DB

What the homes in SG7 6DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Baldock
Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,743 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (28.8%). Flats make up 42.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SG7 6DBEngland
Detached16.1%22.9%
Semi-detached13.9%31.5%
Terraced27.1%23%
Purpose-built flat28.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.1% of households in the SG7 6DB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.

SG7 6DB
59%
26%
14%
England
  • Owned59.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented26.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SG7 6DBEngland
Owned outright32.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SG7 6DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.3%). 17.8% of households include dependent children.

SG7 6DBEngland
Living alone, under 6628.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Hertfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Hertfordshire (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North HertfordshireEngland
All homes£1,434£1,459
One bedroom£1,024£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,284£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,576£1,489
Four or more£2,235£2,161
Detached£1,939£1,640
Semi-detached£1,550£1,449
Terraced£1,379£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,158£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG7 6DB (Baldock) (about 1,743 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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