# SG1 1LJ: area report for a postcode in Stevenage

SG1 1LJ is a postcode in Stevenage.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Stevenage. Open the map at SG1 1LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) › [SG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1) › [SG1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Stevenage 008C: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **Stevenage, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **No property in SG1 1LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **£316,210 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 1LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG1 1LJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-e151370) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Bedwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedwell-primary-school-e117200) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broom Barns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broom-barns-primary-school-e117189) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-cofe-va-primary-school-and-nursery-e117456) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larwood-school-e143604) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Lonsdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonsdale-school-e117679) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Marriotts School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marriotts-school-e117534) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlands-primary-school-e143785) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2023 | £192,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £333,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: BEDWELL PHARMACY (180 m); ARCHER PHARMACY (750 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (910 m); BOOTS (910 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); MARKET PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); MARKET PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £316,210** (July 2026). Stevenage’s average house price was £316,210 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,200** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stevenage earned a median of £42,200 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 99th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Stevenage costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.9** (2025). Stevenage has a deprivation score of 18.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 146th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Stevenage 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.8** (2025). Stevenage 008C has a deprivation score of 24.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,209th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stevenage 008C was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,010** (2021). Stevenage 008C had 2,010 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,129th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Stevenage 008C, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SG1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG1 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 55,938** (2021). SG1 had 55,938 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 127th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in SG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In SG1, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)
- Centre: 51.9038, -0.1884

Council: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stevenage): Kevin Bonavia (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1884,51.9038,SG11LJ

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