# SG1 3RQ: area report for a postcode in Stevenage

SG1 3RQ 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 3RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) › [SG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1) › [SG1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Stevenage 002D: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **Stevenage, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **No property in SG1 3RQ 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=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **£316,210 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 3RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SG1 3RQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trotts-hill-primary-and-nursery-school-e117292) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Giles Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/giles-junior-school-e117306) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Giles Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-giles-infant-and-nursery-school-e117316) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [The Leys Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-leys-primary-and-nursery-school-e117364) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Almond Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/almond-hill-junior-school-e117221) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barclay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barclay-academy-e144623) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Round Diamond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/round-diamond-primary-school-e149206) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Martins Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martins-wood-primary-school-e149330) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2023 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2023 | £153,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| March 2024 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| June 2024 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ST. NICHOLAS PHARMACY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Stevenage (550 m, Morrisons)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Stevenage 002D has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £561,450** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stevenage 002D was £561,450 in 2025. 3,342nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,348** (2021). Stevenage 002D had 1,348 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,101st 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: 91.3%** (January 2026). In Stevenage 002D, 91.3% 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: 51.9247, -0.1911

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=-0.1911,51.9247,SG13RQ

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