SG1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stevenage, Pin Green and Old Town, in Stevenage.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SG1, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SG1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SG1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG1 at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across SG.
In August 2026 alone, 751 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,055), other crime (1,422) and anti-social behaviour (1,355).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG1 was 120.4 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.
Deprivation in SG1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG1 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SG1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hertfordshire 017A | 1,609 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.4% |
| North Hertfordshire 017C | 1,503 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.9% |
| North Hertfordshire 017D | 1,324 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| North Hertfordshire 017E | 1,560 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Stevenage 001A | 1,477 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Stevenage 001B | 1,606 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Stevenage 001D | 1,728 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Stevenage 001E | 1,517 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.2% |
| Stevenage 001F | 1,812 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Stevenage 002A | 2,680 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.7% |
| Stevenage 002B | 1,819 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.6% |
| Stevenage 002C | 1,776 | 103.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Stevenage 002D | 1,348 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| Stevenage 002E | 2,178 | 348.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.8% |
| Stevenage 002F | 2,433 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Stevenage 003A | 1,614 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Stevenage 003B | 1,785 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Stevenage 003C | 1,341 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Stevenage 003D | 1,683 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Stevenage 005A | 1,662 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| Stevenage 005B | 1,531 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| Stevenage 005C | 1,357 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Stevenage 005D | 1,528 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.4% |
| Stevenage 006A | 2,302 | 197.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.9% |
| Stevenage 006B | 1,743 | 109.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.3% |
| Stevenage 006C | 1,440 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Stevenage 006D | 1,915 | 167.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| Stevenage 006E | 1,396 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Stevenage 008A | 1,699 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| Stevenage 008B | 1,701 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Stevenage 008C | 2,010 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Stevenage 008E | 1,280 | 995.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 59.7% |
| Stevenage 008F | 1,365 | 204.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% |
MPs for SG1
- Kevin BonaviaLabourMP for Stevenage95% of SG1’s postcodes
- Alistair StrathernLabourMP for Hitchin5.3% of SG1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SG17
Postcode sectors in SG17
Council1
Towns in SG11
Postcode districts next to SG13
Nearest rail stations2
More in the SG postcode area2
SG1 in brief
SG1 is a postcode district covering Stevenage, Pin Green and Old Town, in Stevenage.
About 57,966 people lived in SG1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 629 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG1 was £350,000 in 2025.
SG1 had 55,938 usual residents at the census.
In SG1, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SG1, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.