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SG1 postcode area · Stevenage

The SG1 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Hertfordshire, Stevenage. Area Scores range from 28 to 86 across them. Every full SG1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SG1 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Ashby & Wymondley at 86 out of 100 (#958 of 6,856 in England) against Bedwell at 29, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £313,000 in St Nicholas to £427,500 in Woodfield & Old Town. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North Hertfordshire and Stevenage — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,075a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime109per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SG1 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +22.8% over 5 years · +4.5% over the year · 562 sales
Detached£575,000
Semi-detached£420,000
Terraced£340,500
Flat£195,000
Stevenage£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great Ashby & WymondleyNorth Hertfordshire 95886 £372,000
Woodfield & Old TownStevenage 2,52863 £427,500
Symonds GreenStevenage 3,65247 £360,000
St NicholasStevenage 3,71346 £313,000
RoebuckStevenage 4,07041 £335,000
Martins WoodStevenage 4,15939 £335,000
Pin GreenStevenage 4,20039 £328,500
BedwellStevenage 4,87929 £321,250

People living in SG1 Census 2021

Residents64,262
Median age (est.)38
Density2,021per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 27%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 8%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 81%Asian 8%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG1.

SG2 SG4 SG3 SG5 SG6 AL6 SG7 SG15

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.