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

SG1 5QH 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 5QH 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

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Stevenage 006C: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **Stevenage, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **No property in SG1 5QH 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=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **£316,210 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 5QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **Low road and rail noise at SG1 5QH**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **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=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moss-bury-primary-school-and-nursery-e117269) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-vincent-de-paul-catholic-primary-school-e151370) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Larwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larwood-school-e143604) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Bedwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedwell-primary-school-e117200) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lonsdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lonsdale-school-e117679) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Marriotts School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marriotts-school-e117534) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lodge Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lodge-farm-primary-school-e132091) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stevenage Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stevenage-education-support-centre-e130359) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2024 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: ARCHER PHARMACY (190 m); COOPERS CHEMIST (840 m); BEDWELL PHARMACY (950 m); OVAL PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: CHELLS DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stevenage Chells Express (760 m, Tesco); Co-op Stevenage - The Oval (980 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.4** (2025). Stevenage 006C has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,836th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stevenage 006C was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,440** (2021). Stevenage 006C had 1,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,063rd 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 006C, 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: 51.9097, -0.1822

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=-0.1822,51.9097,SG15QH

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