Woodfield & Old Town
Stevenage · East of England · population 12,174 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode SG1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,528 of 6,856 in England
- #343 of 746 in East of England
- #2 of 12 in Stevenage
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 42% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 18%
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
Woodfield & Old Town is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,528 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 12 in Stevenage. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Crime (38). Typical homes here, about £427,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 132 sales), 24% above the wider Stevenage median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,833 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 120 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £427,500 | 132 | +0.6% | +26.7% |
| Detached | £635,000 | 39 | +3.7% | +31.0% |
| Semi-detached | £455,000 | 33 | -0.5% | +14.8% |
| Terraced | £345,000 | 39 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| Flat | £230,000 | 21 | +6.0% | +12.2% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #3,902 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,460 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 804 |
| Theft | 213 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 118 |
| Public order & weapons | 158 |
| Drugs | 49 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other | 24 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 251 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Stevenage
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- East Malling, West Malling & TrottiscliffeTonbridge and Malling63£450,000
- Birch Hill & Hanworth EastBracknell Forest63£388,500
- Clewer New TownWindsor and Maidenhead63£486,250
- Branksome WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole63£333,000
- Newborough & PeakirkPeterborough63£260,000
- West Hill SouthWandsworth63£475,000