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SG2 postcode area · Stevenage

The SG2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire, Stevenage. Area Scores range from 28 to 89 across them. Every full SG2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SG2 district: Chells North scores 89 out of 100 (#745 of 6,856 nationally) while Bedwell sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £321,250 in Bedwell to £589,000 in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered — a 1.8× gap within the SG2 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire and Stevenage — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,289a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied63%

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 SG2 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +18.8% over 5 years · +3.7% over the year · 528 sales
Detached£570,000
Semi-detached£382,500
Terraced£335,000
Flat£210,000
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
Chells NorthStevenage 74589 £360,000
Knebworth, Codicote & KimptonNorth Hertfordshire 84188 £497,500
Ashwell, Weston & BarleyNorth Hertfordshire 2,17168 £525,000
Datchworth, Walkern & CotteredEast Hertfordshire 2,56263 £589,000
Broadwater & Bragbury EndStevenage 3,04256 £356,000
Chells SouthStevenage 3,15154 £325,000
PoplarsStevenage 3,17954 £335,000
Symonds GreenStevenage 3,65247 £360,000
RoebuckStevenage 4,07041 £335,000
ShephallStevenage 4,12540 £335,000
Martins WoodStevenage 4,15939 £335,000
BedwellStevenage 4,87929 £321,250

People living in SG2 Census 2021

Residents86,524
Median age (est.)41
Density270per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 23%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 13%

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.

Towns & places in SG2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SG2 district.

Chells

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG2.

SG1 SG4 SG3 AL6 SG6 SG5 SG14 SG9

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.