Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG4 0JS
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG4 0JS
Coordinates
51.9597, -0.2507
Grid reference
TL202304
Easting
520,289
Northing
230,472
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXP5X+VP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hitchin
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
North Hertfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
32965
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32965 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SG4 0JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG4 0JS
Counts are for Hitchin Walsworth electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -8%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.4%
Indian5.4%
Other White5.2%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
Christian41.6%
No religion41.6%
Not answered7.3%
Sikh5.2%
Muslim2.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
75–8472.3%
16–195.8%
35–495.4%
85 years and over4.6%
25–344.4%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.2%
All members 66+14.7%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Other7.2%
+ 7 other households · 28.1%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hitchin Walsworth
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Hertfordshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 011A E01023617
E01023617MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 011 E02004919
E02004919LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 011A E01023617
E01023617MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 011 E02004919
E02004919Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG4 0JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 32965
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023617 and MSOA E02004919 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG4 0JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG4 0JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Progress 8
-0.41
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
41.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
40%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
57.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 39%
Attainment 8
38.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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