SG9 0LD East Hertfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Hadham & The Pelhams. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Street, Barleycroft End: 14 addresses
- Hall Barns, Furneux Pelham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Street, Furneux Pelham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Street, Furneux Pelham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Hertfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (24% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Furneux Pelham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- BOWYERS, grade II
- CRANSTONE COTTAGES, grade II
- HALL COTTAGE, grade II
- SHEPHERDS COTTAGE, grade II
- THE STAR PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE WELL HOUSE, grade II
- WHITE LION HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 101 m and 108 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stansted Mountfitchet 551,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km |
| Bishops Stortford 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Elsenham (Essex) 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest The Street Furneux Pelham | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Bishops Stortford | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac. | 6.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Ridge House Pharmacy | 6.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Buntingford Dental Clinic | 7.0 km |
| Hospital | Herts And Essex Hospital | 9.8 km |
| Police station | Herfordshire Constabulary | 7.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,530 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Furneux Pelham Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m west |
| St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds. | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merlin Wood | Wood | 550 m north |
| Lady Wood | Wood | 730 m north-west |
| Bradley Spring | Wood | 870 m west |
| Fair Lady Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Kitcher's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Bummers Hill | Hill | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Street.