SG4 postcode area · North Hertfordshire

The SG4 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Hertfordshire, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield. Area Scores range from 40 to 97 across them. Every full SG4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SG4 district contains both ends of the scale: Hitchin Highbury at 98 out of 100 (#156 of 6,856 in England) against Roebuck at 41, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. 10 of the 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £335,000 in Roebuck to £625,000 in Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell — a 1.9× gap within the SG4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and Welwyn Hatfield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,006a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied67%

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 SG4 district

£485,000median home sold over the past year · +10.5% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 448 sales
Detached£806,000
Semi-detached£550,000
Terraced£383,500
Flat£240,000
North Hertfordshire£420,000
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
Hitchin HighburyNorth Hertfordshire 15698 £472,500
Knebworth, Codicote & KimptonNorth Hertfordshire 84188 £497,500
Hitchin BeartonNorth Hertfordshire 91787 £470,000
Great Ashby & WymondleyNorth Hertfordshire 95886 £372,000
Hitchin WalsworthNorth Hertfordshire 1,15083 £450,000
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden VillageWelwyn Hatfield 1,39080 £508,500
Hitchin Town & WestNorth Hertfordshire 1,44479 £430,000
Letchworth South WestNorth Hertfordshire 1,51378 £530,000
Ickleford, Great Offley & WhitwellNorth Hertfordshire 1,98671 £625,000
Ashwell, Weston & BarleyNorth Hertfordshire 2,17168 £525,000
RoebuckStevenage 4,07041 £335,000

People living in SG4 Census 2021

Residents93,508
Median age (est.)42
Density248per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above44%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 SG4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SG4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG4.

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.