Bacteriostatic water in Hertfordshire

Local facts for Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a local authority area in East of England. Its central point falls in the SG14 postcode district.

SG14 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hertfordshire go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 34.1 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.1 km
• Queen Mary University of London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hertfordshire with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 35.4 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 36.5 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 38.4 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 39.3 km south
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 40.1 km south
• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 43.1 km north
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 56.4 km south-west
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 70.9 km north-west

Nearby: Hertford (5 km), Ware (5.2 km), Welwyn Garden City (8.5 km), Stevenage (9.9 km), Hoddesdon (10.8 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Hertfordshire lies north-east of St Albans, about 19.2 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SG postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• East Hertfordshire, SG11, 8.1 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 9.9 km
• SG, 10.6 km
• Buntingford, SG9, 12.9 km
• North Hertfordshire, SG6, 15.6 km
• Hitchin, SG5, 17.4 km
• Baldock, SG7, 17.8 km
• Letchworth Garden City, SG6, 17.9 km

Postcode districts in the SG area covered by our East of England location pages: SG1, SG5, SG6, SG7, SG9, SG11, SG12, SG14, SG15, SG17, SG18, SG19.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in East Hertfordshire (7 location pages): Hertford 5 km, Ware 5.2 km, East Hertfordshire 8.1 km, Buntingford 12.9 km, Sawbridgeworth 17.4 km, Bishop's Stortford 18.1 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hertfordshire: north, Buntingford (12.9 km); east, Ware (5.2 km); south, Hertford (5 km); west, Stevenage (9.9 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Hertfordshire: 6; within 25 km: 38; within 50 km: 97.

Map reference: 51.8400, -0.0979.

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.