Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£450,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG5 4HE
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 4HE
Coordinates
52.0181, -0.2396
Grid reference
TL208369
Easting
520,899
Northing
236,983
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X2Q96+65
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.
25744
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25744 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 & WalesProperty sales · SG5 4HE
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£450,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £450,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £475,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£475k£438k£400k
Sep '23Mar '24Sep '24Dec '24Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SG5 4HE
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG5 4HE
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.88.3%
Other White2.5%
African1.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian49.7%
No religion42.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
50–6420.1%
65–7411.5%
75–848.1%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
All members 66+14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Any member 66+12.3%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.5%
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 014E E01033188
E01033188MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 014 E02003612
E02003612LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 014E E01033188
E01033188MSOA 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 4HE 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: 25744
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033188 and MSOA E02003612 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 4HE 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 4HE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 13%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–19FSM 16%
Attainment 8
45.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 17%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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