East Hertfordshire
7 addresses across 1 postcode (SG9), about 110 m long. USRN 12425175.
4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3). 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in East Hertfordshire costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ashwell and Morden, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Layston Court Gardens, is about 2.7 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 101 m above sea level. 5 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is The Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac., about 9.7 km away. About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band D (39% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- DEERLEAP (TO WEST OF CHIPPING BRIDGE), grade II
- OAK COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 6 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 street's addresses are about 101 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG9 0PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashwell and Morden 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km |
| Royston 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Baldock 569,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Countryman PH Chipping | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Royston | 8.4 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 20.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac. | 9.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Buntingford Pharmacy | 2.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Buntingford Dental Clinic | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Royston Hospital | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Herfordshire Constabulary | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Howe Green | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Layston Court Gardens 7,310 m² | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | Ermine Street Allotments 8,760 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | Hill | 510 m west |
| Burhill Wood | Wood | 680 m west |
| Chipping Hill | Hill | 840 m north |
| Dalefield Spring | Wood | 890 m south-east |
| Buckland Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Bull Moat | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Countryman Tea Rooms SG9 0PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Square (5); On or near St Bartholomews Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SG9 0PH: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SG9 and across East Hertfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.