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SG4 9SJ

POSTCODE

A Hitchin Highbury postcode in North Hertfordshire, a 10-minute walk from Hitchin Rail.

Secondary schools near you, with last year's furthest distance offered

  1. 1
    Hitchin Girls' School

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 57.8

    Last place offered: 1.1 mi. You're 0.11 mi away.

  2. 2
    Hitchin Boys' School

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 57.1

    Last place offered: 4.6 mi. You're 0.55 mi away.

Primary nearby

Hertfordshire · Sep 2026 entry. Hertfordshire didn't say how it measured distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

See all schools within 1.2 miles

School applications

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Hitchin Rail Station

    Rail

    792 m straight lineabout 10 min

  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station

    Rail

    4.5 km straight lineabout 57 min

  • Stevenage Rail Station

    Rail

    6.5 km straight lineabout 81 min

Bus stops

  • Passingham Avenue

    Bus · adj · south-east

    199 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hollow Lane

    Bus · NW-bound · north-west

    243 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Hollow Lane

    Bus · SE-bound · south-east

    251 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Maytrees

    Bus · nr · north-west

    311 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Maytrees

    Bus · opp · south

    431 m straight lineabout 5 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · SG4 9
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · SG4 9 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 126 sales

SG4 9SJ has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the SG4 9 sector.

Average price
£530,203
Median price: £480,000
Median -6.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 126 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 3 sales · avg £348,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£728k£538k£348k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
£197,000 · 2026-09-07 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
SG4 9DJ
£485,000 · 2026-09-04 · Semi-detached · Freehold
SG4 9NW
£362,000 · 2026-09-02 · Terraced · Freehold
SG4 9HF
£795,000 · 2026-08-21 · Detached · Freehold
SG4 9YH
£495,000 · 2026-08-21 · Semi-detached · Freehold
SG4 9DE
£1,075,000 · 2026-08-20 · Detached · Freehold
SG4 9BH
£235,000 · 2026-08-18 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
SG4 9QD
£320,000 · 2026-08-13 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
SG4 9EX
£300,000 · 2026-08-11 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
SG4 9SG
£346,500 · 2026-08-10 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
SG4 9GD
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near SG4 9SJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SG4 9SJ

Counts are for Hitchin Highbury electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY —
20111
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
4
YoY —
840
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
320
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
17
YoY —
21135
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Not enough data for a year-on-year comparison

38
incidents · Sep '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · North Hertfordshire 013 (E02004921)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£75,669

£64,775–£88,395

Disposable (net) annual household income
£54,330

£47,110–£62,658

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£50,016

£46,312–£54,015

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£44,560

£39,049–£50,849

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,668
White Brit.79.1%
Other White6.7%
Indian3.0%
Other Asian1.4%
Other Mixed1.4%
+ 12 other groups · 8.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,669
No religion47.6%
Christian41.8%
Not answered4.3%
Sikh2.2%
Buddhist1.4%
+ 4 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,669
35–4923.5%
50–6418.3%
25–3414.1%
65–747.6%
≤46.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 760
One person: other23.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
One person: aged 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
+ 9 other households · 26.4%

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.
31712
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31712 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Technical details

Coordinates & Location for SG4 9SJ

England
Country
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Hitchin Highbury
Ward
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG4 9SJ
Coordinates
51.9467, -0.2679
Grid reference
TL191289
Easting
519,146
Northing
228,994
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWPWJ+MR
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

Administrative Information

North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hitchin Highbury
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Hertfordshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire

Health & NHS

East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 013D E01023609
E01023609
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 013 E02004921
E02004921
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 013D E01023609
E01023609
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 013 E02004921
E02004921
Urban: 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

7:15 AM4:15 PM
7:15 AM
Sunrise
4:15 PM
Sunset
9 hours of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
4:15 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG4 9SJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023609 and MSOA E02004921 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 31712
Present — Active
Postcode SG4 9SJ 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

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