Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG7 5BL
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG7 5BL
Coordinates
51.9918, -0.1886
Grid reference
TL244341
Easting
524,468
Northing
234,140
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXRR6+PG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Baldock
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.
27373
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27373 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SG7 5BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG7 5BL
Counts are for Baldock West 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
14
YoY -56%
402714
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY -46%
33206
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.7%
Other White3.8%
White Irish1.6%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian44.9%
No religion44.9%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
75–8474.9%
35–495.4%
16–194.0%
85 years and over3.8%
25–343.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.2%
Households
Other20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
+ 6 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth East Hertfordshire E14001393
Constituency
E14001393Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Baldock West
Constituency code
E14001393
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 004D E01023590
E01023590MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 004 E02004912
E02004912LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 004D E01023590
E01023590MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 004 E02004912
E02004912Urban: 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentSeptember 2005 — Introduced
Postcode SG7 5BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 27373
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023590 and MSOA E02004912 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG7 5BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG7 5BL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
48.5
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 25%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
77%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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