# SG1 6HB: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG1 6HB is a postcode in North Hertfordshire.

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 North Hertfordshire. Open the map at SG1 6HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1) › [SG1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. North Hertfordshire 017A: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **Stevenage, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **No property in SG1 6HB 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=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG1 6HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **Low road and rail noise at SG1 6HB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **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=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Round Diamond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/round-diamond-primary-school-e149206) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Leys Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-leys-primary-and-nursery-school-e117364) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Giles Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/giles-junior-school-e117306) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [Martins Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martins-wood-primary-school-e149330) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trotts-hill-primary-and-nursery-school-e117292) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £227,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GREAT ASHBY PHARMACY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Stevenage (720 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £418,857** (July 2026). North Hertfordshire’s average house price was £418,857 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,224** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Hertfordshire earned a median of £49,224 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 18th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in North Hertfordshire costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th 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: 11.3** (2025). North Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 38th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Hertfordshire 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). North Hertfordshire 017A has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £331,100** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 017A was £331,100 in 2025. 12,985th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,609** (2021). North Hertfordshire 017A had 1,609 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,629th 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: 81.4%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 017A, 81.4% 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: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9341, -0.1778

Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (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=-0.1778,51.9341,SG16HB

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