SG7 5RU postcode in Ashwell, Hertfordshire

SG7 5RU is a postcode in Ashwell, in the Arbury ward of North Hertfordshire. It is in the North East Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2001.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. North Hertfordshire: 86% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in SG7 5, last 12 months. ▼ 21.1% on the year before Nearest station Ashwell & Morden 2.6 km in a straight line

Where SG7 5RU is, and what is near it

Map of SG7 5RU and what is near it Map of SG7 5RU: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the SG7 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG7 5BA: also in SG7 5SG7 5DL: also in SG7 5SG7 5FF: also in SG7 5SG7 5FG: also in SG7 5SG7 5FL: also in SG7 5SG7 5FP: also in SG7 5SG7 5FQ: also in SG7 5SG7 5LF: also in SG7 5SG7 5LG: also in SG7 5SG7 5LJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5LL: also in SG7 5SG7 5LN: also in SG7 5SG7 5LP: also in SG7 5SG7 5LR: also in SG7 5SG7 5LS: also in SG7 5SG7 5LT: also in SG7 5SG7 5LU: also in SG7 5SG7 5LW: also in SG7 5SG7 5LX: also in SG7 5SG7 5LY: also in SG7 5SG7 5LZ: also in SG7 5SG7 5NH: also in SG7 5SG7 5NJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5NL: also in SG7 5SG7 5NP: also in SG7 5SG7 5NQ: also in SG7 5SG7 5NR: also in SG7 5SG7 5NS: also in SG7 5SG7 5NT: also in SG7 5SG7 5NU: also in SG7 5SG7 5NW: also in SG7 5SG7 5NX: also in SG7 5SG7 5NY: also in SG7 5SG7 5NZ: also in SG7 5SG7 5PA: also in SG7 5SG7 5PB: also in SG7 5SG7 5PD: also in SG7 5SG7 5PE: also in SG7 5SG7 5PF: also in SG7 5SG7 5PG: also in SG7 5SG7 5PQ: also in SG7 5SG7 5PR: also in SG7 5SG7 5PU: also in SG7 5SG7 5PX: also in SG7 5SG7 5PY: also in SG7 5SG7 5PZ: also in SG7 5SG7 5QA: also in SG7 5SG7 5QB: also in SG7 5SG7 5QD: also in SG7 5SG7 5QE: also in SG7 5SG7 5QF: also in SG7 5SG7 5QG: also in SG7 5SG7 5QH: also in SG7 5SG7 5QJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5QL: also in SG7 5SG7 5QN: also in SG7 5SG7 5QP: also in SG7 5SG7 5QQ: also in SG7 5SG7 5QR: also in SG7 5SG7 5QS: also in SG7 5SG7 5QT: also in SG7 5SG7 5QU: also in SG7 5SG7 5QW: also in SG7 5SG7 5QX: also in SG7 5SG7 5RA: also in SG7 5SG7 5RJ: also in SG7 5 Ashwell & Morden station 2.6 kmSchool 3.5 km3 places, 6.2–6.8 km2 places, 6.8 kmAshwell SG7 5RU Map of SG7 5RU and what is near it Map of SG7 5RU: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the SG7 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ashwell & Morden station 2.6 kmSchool 3.5 km3 places, 6.2–6.8 kmArbury SG7 5RU
  • SG7 5RU
  • Other postcodes in SG7 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0414, longitude -0.1444)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG7 5RU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG7 5RU?

Every home and business at SG7 5RU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

North Hertfordshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

North Hertfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across North Hertfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG7 5RU?

BinDayBuddy does not read North Hertfordshire District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North Hertfordshire District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG7 5RU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG7 5RU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Hertfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG7 5RU: 6,270 properties in North Hertfordshire are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for North Hertfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG7 5RU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG7 5RU?

Homes in SG7 5 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, down 21.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 21.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £912,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £430,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £378,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG7 district: a typical £365,000 from 147 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG7 5RU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SG7 5RU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 September 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG7 5RU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SG7 5RU. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG7 5RU

Band D in North Hertfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,449. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £4,897 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,449.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (9%)£1,632
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,904
Band Cabout 130 (16%)£2,176
Band Dabout 180 (22%)£2,449
Band Eabout 170 (21%)£2,993
Band Fabout 80 (10%)£3,537
Band Gabout 110 (14%)£4,081
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,897

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

Averages for North Hertfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG7 5RU is in (ONS area E01023586), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG7 5RU?

The nearest open schools to SG7 5RU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG7 5RU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG7 5RU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG7 5RU is Ashwell & Morden Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Ashwell & Morden Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Baldock Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest War Memorial, 124 m away.

More stations near SG7 5RU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG7 5RU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG7 5RU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG7 5RU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SG7 5RU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG7 5RU?

The nearest to the centre of SG7 5RU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG7 5RU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG7 5RU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG7 5RU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Ashwell Pharmacy Mon 9am to 6:30pm; Tue 9am to 5:30pm; Wed 9am to 6:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01462 742250 550 mWalk

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG7 5RU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG7 5RU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG7 5RU in a conservation area?

The centre of SG7 5RU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG7 5RU?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG7 5RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report
Theft from the person1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG7 5RU

Ward
Arbury
Parish
Ashwell
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashwell
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2001

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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SG7 5FQ50 mSG7 5FL110 mSG7 5LT130 mSG7 5LR130 mSG7 5DL140 mSG7 5QF140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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