3,288
Households
White Brit. · 72%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
130 · 18.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£381,875
Median property price
155
Postcodes
Overview of Old Town
Coordinates51.9099, -0.2064
Postcodes
155
Population (Census)
7,067
Households (Census)
3,288
Recorded crime · May '26
130 · 18.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Old Town
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.38 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.38 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Old Town
Property sales · Old Town
HM Land Registry · Old Town
Average price
£387,561
YoY: +0.4%
Median price: £381,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £580,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£580k£353k£125k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Old Town
Crime trends · Old Town
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
543821
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
53
YoY +32%
ASB
392613
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY -26%
Vehicle Crime
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -67%
Demographics in Old Town
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.3%
Other White6.6%
Indian3.9%
African2.8%
Other Asian2.7%
+ 5 other groups · 11.7%
Religion
No religion43.4%
Christian42.8%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim4.0%
Hindu3.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
25–3419.3%
50–6416.4%
65–747.6%
75–846.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Other21.9%
Any member 66+15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%
Schools in Old Town
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · SG1 3PS
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Almond Hill Junior School
Hertfordshire · SG1 3RP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Barclay Academy
Hertfordshire · SG1 3RB
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Hertfordshire · SG1 3BE
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Old Town
Postcodes in Old Town
SG1 1AFSG1 1APSG1 1ASSG1 1AXSG1 1BYSG1 1ESSG1 1FZSG1 1HFSG1 1HHSG1 1HNSG1 1LZSG1 1WWSG1 1WXSG1 1XBSG1 1XHSG1 1XTSG1 1YJSG1 1YTSG1 1ZTSG1 2ADSG1 2AFSG1 2ANSG1 2ASSG1 2FYSG1 2LSSG1 2LTSG1 2LUSG1 2LYSG1 2NASG1 2NESG1 2NFSG1 2NHSG1 2NPSG1 2NSSG1 2NTSG1 2SUSG1 2UASG1 2XHSG1 2ZBSG1 3ABSG1 3ADSG1 3AESG1 3AFSG1 3AGSG1 3AHSG1 3ALSG1 3ANSG1 3APSG1 3AQSG1 3ATSG1 3AUSG1 3AWSG1 3AZSG1 3BBSG1 3BESG1 3BFSG1 3BGSG1 3BHSG1 3BQSG1 3BTSG1 3BYSG1 3BZSG1 3DBSG1 3DFSG1 3DJSG1 3DLSG1 3DQSG1 3DSSG1 3DTSG1 3DWSG1 3DXSG1 3EASG1 3EBSG1 3EESG1 3EFSG1 3EJSG1 3ENSG1 3ESSG1 3EWSG1 3FBSG1 3FDSG1 3FGSG1 3FHSG1 3GASG1 3HASG1 3HDSG1 3HESG1 3HFSG1 3HHSG1 3HJSG1 3HPSG1 3HQSG1 3HRSG1 3HSSG1 3HTSG1 3HWSG1 3JDSG1 3JESG1 3JFSG1 3JGSG1 3JHSG1 3LJSG1 3LLSG1 3NTSG1 3NUSG1 3NXSG1 3NYSG1 3NZSG1 3PASG1 3PBSG1 3PESG1 3PFSG1 3PRSG1 3PSSG1 3PTSG1 3PUSG1 3PWSG1 3PXSG1 3PYSG1 3PZ