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SG7 postcode area · North Hertfordshire

The SG7 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire, Stevenage. Area Scores range from 42 to 89 across them. Every full SG7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SG7 district: Chells North scores 89 out of 100 (#745 of 6,856 nationally) while Letchworth South East sits at 43 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 3 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £350,000 in Baldock to £525,000 in Ashwell, Weston & Barley. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire and Stevenage — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,505a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied69%

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 SG7 district

£361,250median home sold over the past year · +7.0% over 5 years · -4.9% over the year · 190 sales
Detached£732,500
Semi-detached£440,000
Terraced£335,250
Flat£225,000
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
Chells NorthStevenage 74589 £360,000
BaldockNorth Hertfordshire 1,26682 £350,000
Ashwell, Weston & BarleyNorth Hertfordshire 2,17168 £525,000
PottonCentral Bedfordshire 2,49364 £380,000
Bassingbourn & the MordensSouth Cambridgeshire 2,76160 £480,000
Letchworth EastNorth Hertfordshire 3,25452 £380,000
Letchworth South EastNorth Hertfordshire 3,91243 £407,000

People living in SG7 Census 2021

Residents54,605
Median age (est.)44
Density173per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Sikh 1%

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 SG7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SG7 district.

Chells Letchworth Letchworth South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG7.

SG6 SG15 SG5 SG16 SG18 SG4 SG1 SG2

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.