SG13 postcode area guide — Broxbourne

Where is SG13?

Broadband & internet speeds in SG13

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the SG13 postcode district (Broxbourne) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 442 postcodes Ofcom measures in SG13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.4%.

Around 0.1% of premises in SG13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SG13

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Mobile signal around Broxbourne

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Broxbourne district (44,640 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SG13

Police recorded 126 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SG13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SG13

Based on 202 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SG13 is £425,000, down 8.6% on the previous year (£465,000).

Latest recorded sales in SG13

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Broxbourne demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Broxbourne district (99,007 residents, 39,850 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SG13

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SG13

81 rated food businesses operate in SG13. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 4 Aces Ltd, Abel Smith Primary School, Action For Children, Barracudas, Bayford J M I School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SG13

From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SG13 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Broxbourne

Landlines around SG13 typically use:

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What's it like living in SG13?

Postcodes in SG13

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.