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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Stevenage, with 19 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SG, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£395,000
30th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
437,417
50th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SG compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

SGMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. SG is £395,000.
£395,00030th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. SG is 437,417.
437,41750th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. SG is 87.2%.
87.2%joint 52nd lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. SG is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 18th lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is SG safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG at a rate of 73.9 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3,179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12,244), anti-social behaviour (6,867) and other crime (5,451).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG was 71.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in SG

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
SG1Stevenage, Pin Green55,938£350,000135.8 per 1,000
SG2Stevenage, Shephall42,935£353,00079.1 per 1,000
SG3Knebworth, Woolmer Green7,126£470,00053.2 per 1,000
SG4Hitchin, Codicote30,116£490,00048.6 per 1,000
SG5Hitchin, Stotfold35,988£470,00069.9 per 1,000
SG6Letchworth, Norton34,325£390,00083.1 per 1,000
SG7Baldock, Ashwell13,734£360,00071.1 per 1,000
SG8Royston, Melbourn40,432£415,00055.9 per 1,000
SG9Buntingford, Newtown12,389£465,50065.9 per 1,000
SG10Hadham Cross, Much Hadham2,196£712,50038.2 per 1,000
SG11Puckeridge, Standon8,550£495,00040.2 per 1,000
SG12Ware31,163£444,00062.5 per 1,000
SG13Hertford, Pine Hurst18,016£448,00067.4 per 1,000
SG14Hertford, Bengeo20,373£450,00081.6 per 1,000
SG15Arlesey, Church End6,027£322,50057.8 per 1,000
SG16Lower Stondon, Henlow6,892£360,00041.5 per 1,000
SG17Shefford, Chicksands14,648£390,00056.3 per 1,000
SG18Biggleswade, Langford30,916£347,25062.2 per 1,000
SG19Girtford, Potton25,653£340,00057.0 per 1,000
SG in brief

The SG postcode area, named after Stevenage, has 19 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in SG was £395,000 in 2025.

SG had 437,417 usual residents at the census.

In SG, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SG, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.