Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG5 4BA
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 4BA
Coordinates
52.0248, -0.2286
Grid reference
TL216377
Easting
521,637
Northing
237,750
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X2QFC+WH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Stotfold
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
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.
23238
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23238 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 SG5 4BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG5 4BA
Counts are for Stotfold 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
22
YoY +69%
33219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY —
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.9%
Other White3.1%
Indian2.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Christian47.1%
No religion44.3%
Not answered4.7%
Sikh1.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6419.7%
25–3412.5%
65–749.3%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Any member 66+12.0%
Other11.1%
All members 66+9.9%
+ 7 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Stotfold
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Stotfold
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
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
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 014D E01017449
E01017449MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 014 E02003612
E02003612LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 014D E01017449
E01017449MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 014 E02003612
E02003612Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:00 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:00 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 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 SG5 4BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23238
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017449 and MSOA E02003612 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 4BA 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 SG5 4BA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 13%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 8%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–19FSM 16%
Attainment 8
45.5
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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