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Stevenage

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
89,473
Households
36,467
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
36,467
Households
White Brit. · 75%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£340,587
Median property price
£1,309
Median rent
1,940
Postcodes
36,467
Households
White Brit. · 75%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£340,587
Median property price
£1,309
Median rent
1,940
Postcodes

Sold prices in Stevenage

England & Wales
Property sales · Stevenage
HM Land Registry · Stevenage
Average price
£353,352
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £339,952
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 30 sales · avg £358,183
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£375k£338k£301k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Stevenage

England & Wales
Crime trends · Stevenage

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
259
YoY stable
290236181
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
146
YoY stable
17812980
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +8%
47276
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY +16%
23157
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
31
YoY -50%
624425
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
54
YoY +59%
543924
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Drugs
32
YoY —
34217
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

660
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Stevenage

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Stevenage is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Stevenage

GPs make up most of the mapped places

10 GPs · 4 Libraries · 2 Hospitals · 17 in all

  • GPs10
  • Libraries4
  • Hospitals2
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Stevenage

Median private rent

£1,309/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,018
1 bed
£1,309
2 bed
£1,536
3 bed
£2,110
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Stevenage

Coordinates51.9057, -0.1881
Postcodes
1,940
Population (Census)
89,473
Households (Census)
36,467
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k

Demographics in Stevenage

Ethnicity

Total residents: 89,502
White Brit.75.3%
Other White6.2%
African3.4%
Indian2.8%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 10.2%

Religion

Total residents: 89,507
No religion44.9%
Christian43.3%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim3.2%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 89,473
35–4920.4%
50–6419.4%
25–3415.1%
65–748.1%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 36,467
Other17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 37.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Stevenage

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.22 (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 5.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).