# SG1 5BL: area report for a postcode in Stevenage

SG1 5BL 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 5BL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) › [SG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1) › [SG1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Stevenage 006E: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **Stevenage, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **No property in SG1 5BL 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=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **£309,123 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 5BL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **Low road and rail noise at SG1 5BL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **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=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL

## 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 | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Almond Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/almond-hill-junior-school-e117221) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Larwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larwood-school-e143604) | Special | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Barclay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barclay-academy-e144623) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/letchmore-infants-and-nursery-school-e117151) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moss-bury-primary-school-and-nursery-e117269) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlands-primary-school-e143785) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Giles Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/giles-junior-school-e117306) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP (920 m)
- Pharmacies: ARCHER PHARMACY (780 m); OVAL PHARMACY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stevenage - The Oval (900 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Stevenage The Oval (920 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £309,123** (August 2026). Stevenage’s average house price was £309,123 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.3×** (2025). A home in Stevenage costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Stevenage 006E has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,906th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stevenage 006E was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,396** (2021). Stevenage 006E had 1,396 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,032nd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Stevenage 006E, 99.5% 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: 51.9157, -0.1918

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), August 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=-0.1918,51.9157,SG15BL

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