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

SG1 1LW 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 1LW 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

- **87 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Stevenage 008F: 204 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **Stevenage, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **No property in SG1 1LW 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=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 008F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **£316,210 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SG1 1LW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **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=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW
- **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=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broom Barns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broom-barns-primary-school-e117189) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlands-primary-school-e143785) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larwood-school-e143604) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-e151370) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [North Hertfordshire College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-hertfordshire-college-e130721) | Sixth form and further education | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-cofe-va-primary-school-and-nursery-e117456) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedwell-primary-school-e117200) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/letchmore-infants-and-nursery-school-e117151) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £351,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £316,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £310,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stevenage (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES (820 m); BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (490 m); BOOTS (490 m); BEDWELL PHARMACY (490 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (500 m); ASDA PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); MARKET PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); MARKET PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (480 m); INLINE ORTHODONTICS (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Stevenage (610 m, Aldi); Tesco Stevenage Extra (640 m, Tesco); Asda Stevenage Supercentre (810 m, Asda)

## 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 008F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.4** (2025). Stevenage 008F has a deprivation score of 29.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,365** (2021). Stevenage 008F had 1,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,737th least 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Stevenage 008F, 89.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Stevenage 008F, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.9043, -0.1953

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=-0.1953,51.9043,SG11LW

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