Roebuck

Stevenage · East of England · population 7,102 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,070 of 6,856 in England
  • #555 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 12 in Stevenage
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,130
Median age (est.)38
Density2,180per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 30%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 5%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 5%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Roebuck is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,070 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 12 in Stevenage. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (67) and lowest on Education (31). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 67 sales), in line with the wider Stevenage median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,045 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 162 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 37 · #4,317
Employment 40 · #4,104
Education 31 · #4,721
Health 35 · #4,447
Crime 36 · #4,420
Housing & access 38 · #4,241
Living environment 67 · #2,281

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000670.0%+18.1%
Detached£515,0007+8.4%-7.4%
Semi-detached£410,00017+8.7%+24.2%
Terraced£330,00026+1.9%+17.9%
Flat£158,00017+29.0%+22.8%
This area£335,000
Stevenage£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,045±£6,118 · #2,577 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,743
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

162 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,147 offences
Stevenage97
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,993 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences429
Theft402
Burglary26
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons106
Drugs38
Robbery22
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 216 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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