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SG5 postcode area · North Hertfordshire

The SG5 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, Stevenage. Area Scores range from 40 to 86 across them. Every full SG5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SG5 district contains both ends of the scale: Hitchin Bearton at 87 out of 100 (#917 of 6,856 in England) against Roebuck at 41, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 8 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 SG5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire and Stevenage — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,443a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
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 SG5 district

£446,750median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 564 sales
Detached£660,000
Semi-detached£487,000
Terraced£402,500
Flat£260,000
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 BeartonNorth Hertfordshire 91787 £470,000
Clifton, Meppershall & StondonCentral Bedfordshire 99985 £411,250
StotfoldCentral Bedfordshire 1,02685 £425,000
Hitchin Town & WestNorth Hertfordshire 1,44479 £430,000
Shefford & ShillingtonCentral Bedfordshire 1,74674 £362,500
Ickleford, Great Offley & WhitwellNorth Hertfordshire 1,98671 £625,000
Letchworth EastNorth Hertfordshire 3,25452 £380,000
RoebuckStevenage 4,07041 £335,000

People living in SG5 Census 2021

Residents79,141
Median age (est.)41
Density390per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 SG5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SG5 district.

Hitchin Letchworth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG5.

SG16 SG6 SG15 SG4 SG1 SG7 SG2 SG17

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.