Buying a home in SG11, Ware. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£504kmost £446k–£596k
Houses per m²£5,345flats £3,866
Sold last year57372 in five years
Prices in East Hertfordshire+3.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG11 sold for £504,131 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £445,744 and £596,111, for about 91 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ware (£517,000).

57 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £199k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SG11 1 (£5,305) and the most in SG11 2 (£5,497).

Across East Hertfordshire, prices are up 3.7% on a year ago and up 12.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,673 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,299 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £101,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in SG11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£281,327£277k–£294k44 m²6
2£389,129£361k–£444k62 m²86
3£504,131£446k–£596k91 m²116
4£636,418£523k–£763k124 m²48
5+£937,064£710k–£1.25m178 m²74

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£281k£389k£504k£636k£937k
Detached—£453k£641k£763k£1.02m
Semi-detached—£455k£474k£600k£759k
Terraced£281k£383k£446k£501k£580k
Flats£199k£272k£280k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SG11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SG11 1£5,305£3,866
SG11 2£5,497—

Schools near SG11

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School56% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in SG10 is about 101 m² for £513k.

Questions about SG11

Is SG11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Ware; prices in East Hertfordshire are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (56% against 64%); 57 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SG11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG11 sold for £504,131 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £445,744 and £596,111.

Is SG11 expensive for Ware?

A 3-bedroom house in SG11 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ware (£517,000).

How many homes sell in SG11 each year?

57 homes sold in the last year and 372 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SG11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, where 56% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SG11?

For a 3-bedroom house, CM24 (£444k, 12 km), CM20 (£363k, 13 km), CM22 (£446k, 14 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.