Around average
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 4ES
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 4ES
Coordinates
52.0173, -0.2324
Grid reference
TL213369
Easting
521,395
Northing
236,907
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X2Q89+W2
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.
17860
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17860 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 4ES
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG5 4ES
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.89.0%
Other White2.0%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Indian1.2%
Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
No religion48.3%
Christian43.7%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4918.3%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.9%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Other15.7%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.8%
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 014A E01017446
E01017446MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 014 E02003612
E02003612LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 014A E01017446
E01017446MSOA 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
August 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentAugust 1993 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 4ES 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: 17860
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017446 and MSOA E02003612 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 4ES is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG5 4ES
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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