Residential dwellings
13,837
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SG12 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,608/month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SG12?
SG12: residential dwellings 13,837.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
SG12 ranks 4th of 9 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 11,197
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 31%
- EPC A or B
- 12%
- EPC D or worse
- 53%
What does SG12 earn?
SG12: asking rent £1,608/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 245 lets).
Asking rent
£1,608/month 12 months to Sep 2026
245 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 245 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
403 lets
+3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 403 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
151 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SG12 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SG12 runs from £1,170/month for 1 bedroom to £2,179/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,170/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 115 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,487/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.7% on the previous 12 months | 177 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,179/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 54 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns SG12?
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 359 units in SG12 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords67% of classified · 242 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 58 units
- Housing associations15% of classified · 53 units
- RMC1.7% of classified · 6 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SG12 rank?
SG12 ranks 5th of 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,608/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
SG12 ranks 5th of 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,608/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG9 | £1,912/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 53 | indicative |
| 2 | SG11 | £1,877/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 35 | indicative |
| 3 | SG13 | £1,779/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 191 | measured |
| 4 | SG14 | £1,707/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 215 | measured |
| 5 | SG12 | £1,608/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 245 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
SG12 ranks 5th of 7 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM20 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 632 | measured |
| 2 | SG2 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 388 | measured |
| 3 | SG13 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 285 | measured |
| 4 | CM21 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
| 5 | SG12 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 403 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
Where next from SG12?
- East HertfordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- CM20Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,333/m² · Sep 2026
- CM21Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,723/m² · Sep 2026
- SG10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,259/m² · Sep 2026
- SG11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,889/m² · Sep 2026
- SG13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,326/m² · Sep 2026
- SG14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,045/m² · Sep 2026
- SG2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,853/m² · Sep 2026
- SG9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,198/m² · Sep 2026
- CM19Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,553/m² · Sep 2026
- EN11Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,811/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SG12
- What is the average rent in SG12?
- Homes to let in SG12 asked a median £1,608/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 245 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SG12?
- 3.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 403 lets. +3.3% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SG12?
- SG12 has 13,837 homes, 0.3% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SG12
- Property values in SG12Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SG12Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SG12What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SG12What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SG12Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SG12What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SG12Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 245 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 403 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |