SG12 8BU
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Property report — SG12 8BU
Open-data due diligence for SG12 8BU and the area around it.
SG12 8BU in brief: 54 recorded sales (£49,000–£760,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG12 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG12 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£521,657
Population
11,505
Crimes recorded
10
Schools
4
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
80%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SG12 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | £660,000 | 29 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-08-18 | £690,000 | 8 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-28 | £320,000 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-01-31 | £625,000 | 10 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-15 | £270,000 | 13 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-03 | £595,000 | 16 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-17 | £310,000 | 33 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-08-26 | £515,000 | 29 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-03-27 | £415,000 | 37 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-08 | £525,000 | 8 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-17 | £760,000 | 4 CAPPELL LANE | Detached |
| 2018-07-27 | £475,000 | 25 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-29 | £555,000 | 10 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-02 | £260,000 | 27 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2013-11-22 | £266,000 | 25 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2013-11-22 | £270,000 | 36 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2013-10-31 | £265,000 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-07-12 | £148,000 | 15 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2012-01-30 | £410,000 | 26 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-21 | £249,995 | 35 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-18 | £335,000 | 10 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-08-28 | £321,000 | 16 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-08-11 | £332,500 | 8 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-19 | £247,000 | 36 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-01-16 | £410,000 | 19 CAPPELL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-08-31 | £239,950 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-15 | £299,995 | 32 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-07-07 | £268,750 | 14 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-10 | £167,500 | 13 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-30 | £213,500 | 17 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-06-25 | £200,000 | 37 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-23 | £225,000 | 36 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2003-11-05 | £170,000 | 8 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-21 | £190,000 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-22 | £275,000 | 16 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-22 | £124,000 | 13 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-01 | £165,000 | 27 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-07-02 | £135,000 | 36 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2001-02-02 | £122,500 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-07-07 | £199,950 | 16 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-01-07 | £114,000 | 35 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £129,995 | 27 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-09-20 | £160,000 | 43 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-11 | £82,000 | 21 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-11-27 | £135,000 | 14 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-10-26 | £210,000 | 19 CAPPELL LANE | Detached |
| 1998-04-28 | £80,000 | 14 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-12 | £52,100 | 8 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-02 | £60,000 | 33 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-16 | £128,500 | 43 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-29 | £65,000 | 43 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-27 | £97,750 | 37 CAPPELL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-30 | £49,000 | 15 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-11-01 | £121,000 | 16 CAPPELL LANE | Terraced |
54 recorded sales on SG12 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Cranbourne Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| The John Warner School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2022) |
| Forres Primary Academy | 1.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
| Roselands Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HAILEY VIEW SURGERY (1.4 mi) · DOLPHIN HOUSE SURGERY (2.2 mi) · THE LIMES SURGERY (2.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · WEST- MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL LIAISON TEAM (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 13, 15 AND 17, CAPPELL LANE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 39, 41 AND 43, CAPPELL LANE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · RAILINGS, GATEPIERS, GATES AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREWS ALONG ROAD FRONTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · WARECROSS PHARMACY (1.4 mi) · RYE PARK PHARMACY (1.7 mi)
Nearest stations: St Margarets (Herts) (0.4 mi) · Rye House (1.4 mi) · Roydon (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.2 mi) · Morrisons (2.0 mi) · Costcutter (2.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 4,803
Owned 70% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SG12 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SG12 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 14/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSG12 | SectorSG12 8 | PostcodeSG12 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £467,553 | £521,657 | £272,407 |
| Population | 39,908 | 11,505 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 108 | 10 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 80% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG12 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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