Poets Gate, Widford, Ware

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG12 8SA, SG12 8SD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£365,688

4 sales

Price range

£346k – £389k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Jun 2021

SG12 8SA

At a glance

House prices£366k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkHarlow Town station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Poets Gate, Widford, Ware have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 28 Jun 2021. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £363,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Poets Gate compared

SG12 postcode area£477,691

Ware£475,629

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Poets Gate has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£363,000	28 Jun 2021
Semi-detached	1	£373,750	26 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Poets Gate

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Poets Gate SG12 8SA	28 Jun 2021	£388,500	Terraced	Freehold
5, Poets Gate SG12 8SA	26 Mar 2021	£355,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Poets Gate SG12 8SD	26 Mar 2021	£373,750	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Poets Gate SG12 8SA	26 Jan 2018	£345,500	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
5, Poets Gate	£345,500 (Jan 2018) → £355,000 (Mar 2021)	+3% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Poets Gate

Crime

5 crimes were reported within about a mile of Poets Gate in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	4
Drugs	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Poets Gate is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Rivers Rib and Quin Flood alert area
River Ash at The Hadhams Flood warning area
River Ash in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
River Stort and Stansted Brook catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Poets Gate

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Widford School 65 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School 93 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
St Elizabeth's School 64 pupils	Non-maintained special school	5–19	Report	1.4 mi
St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery 213 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	2.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Harlow Town station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
Roydon station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
St Margarets (Herts) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bell Lane (adj, High Street) 1 min walk
Bell Lane (opp, High Street) 1 min walk
Green Man PH (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
Field House (o/s, Ware Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Much Hadham Health Centre
Hadham Cross, Much Hadham · 1.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	76.5%	62.5%
Private rented	7.9%	20.3%
Social rented	15.5%	17.1%
Households	844

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	17.7%	18.6%
Residents	2,204

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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