Residential dwellings
6,353
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SG7 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,347/month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SG7?
SG7: residential dwellings 6,353.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
SG7 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 5 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
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
- 5,713
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 10%
- EPC A or B
- 10%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does SG7 earn?
SG7: asking rent £1,347/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 129 lets).
Asking rent
£1,347/month 12 months to Sep 2026
129 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, 129 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
181 lets
-2.5% 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, 181 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
47 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.
Who owns SG7?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 165 units in SG7 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 134 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 20 units
- Housing associations4.8% of classified · 8 units
- RMC1.8% of classified · 3 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 SG7 rank?
SG7 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in North Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,347/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in North Hertfordshire
SG7 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in North Hertfordshire for asking rent, at £1,347/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG3 | £1,781/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 66 | indicative |
| 2 | SG5 | £1,640/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 406 | measured |
| 3 | SG4 | £1,489/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 357 | measured |
| 4 | SG6 | £1,421/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 253 | measured |
| 5 | SG7 | £1,347/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 129 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in North Hertfordshire
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in North Hertfordshire
SG7 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in North Hertfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG6 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 363 | measured |
| 2 | SG5 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 629 | measured |
| 3 | SG7 | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 181 | measured |
| 4 | SG3 | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 85 | indicative |
| 5 | SG4 | 3.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 526 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in North Hertfordshire
Where next from SG7?
- North HertfordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- SG3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,848/m² · Sep 2026
- SG4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,025/m² · Sep 2026
- SG5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,428/m² · Sep 2026
- SG6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,811/m² · Sep 2026
- SG18Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,704/m² · Sep 2026
- SG19Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,949/m² · Sep 2026
- SG2Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,853/m² · Sep 2026
- SG8Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,939/m² · Sep 2026
- SG9Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,198/m² · Sep 2026
- SG15Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,101/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SG7
- What is the average rent in SG7?
- Homes to let in SG7 asked a median £1,347/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 129 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SG7?
- 3.7% 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, 181 lets. -2.5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SG7?
- SG7 has 6,353 homes, 0.1% 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 SG7
- Property values in SG7Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SG7Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SG7What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SG7What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SG7Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SG7What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SG7Who 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 | 129 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 181 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |