# SG1

Postcode district covering Stevenage, Pin Green and Old Town, in Stevenage.

SG1 is a postcode district covering Stevenage, Pin Green and Old Town, in Stevenage. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 135.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SG1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=SG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 47% of people in SG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=SG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 629 homes were sold in SG1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=SG1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SG1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=SG1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SG1 had 55,938 usual residents at the census.

## How SG1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SG1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | 4th cheapest | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2025 |
| Population | 55,938 | most populated | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.0% | 8th highest | 19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026 |

## Is SG1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG1 at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across the SG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 751 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,055), other crime (1,422) and anti-social behaviour (1,355).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG1 was 120.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SG1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG1 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SG1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Hertfordshire 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033026) | 1,609 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.4% |
| [North Hertfordshire 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033027) | 1,503 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.9% |
| [North Hertfordshire 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033025) | 1,324 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [North Hertfordshire 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033024) | 1,560 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Stevenage 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023787) | 1,477 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Stevenage 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023788) | 1,606 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Stevenage 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023790) | 1,728 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Stevenage 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01035568) | 1,517 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.2% |
| [Stevenage 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01035569) | 1,812 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Stevenage 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023776) | 2,680 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.7% |
| [Stevenage 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023777) | 1,819 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.6% |
| [Stevenage 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023778) | 1,776 | 103.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Stevenage 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023799) | 1,348 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| [Stevenage 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023800) | 2,178 | 348.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.8% |
| [Stevenage 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023801) | 2,433 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Stevenage 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023771) | 1,614 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Stevenage 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023772) | 1,785 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Stevenage 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023773) | 1,341 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Stevenage 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023774) | 1,683 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Stevenage 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023795) | 1,662 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Stevenage 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023796) | 1,531 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| [Stevenage 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023797) | 1,357 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Stevenage 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023798) | 1,528 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.4% |
| [Stevenage 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023775) | 2,302 | 197.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.9% |
| [Stevenage 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023779) | 1,743 | 109.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.3% |
| [Stevenage 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023780) | 1,440 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Stevenage 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023781) | 1,915 | 167.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Stevenage 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023782) | 1,396 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Stevenage 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023755) | 1,699 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Stevenage 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023756) | 1,701 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Stevenage 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01023757) | 2,010 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Stevenage 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01035570) | 1,280 | 995.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 59.7% |
| [Stevenage 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/neighbourhood/e01035571) | 1,365 | 204.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% |

## Your MP

- [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stevenage): Kevin Bonavia (Labour), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SG1

[Bedwell](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/bedwell), [Great Ashby & Wymondley](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/great-ashby-and-wymondley), [Martins Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/martins-wood), [Pin Green](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/pin-green), [St Nicholas](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/st-nicholas), [Symonds Green](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/symonds-green), [Woodfield & Old Town](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage/woodfield-and-old-town)

## Postcode sectors in SG1

[SG1 1 (222 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-1), [SG1 2 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-2), [SG1 3 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-3), [SG1 4 (294 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-4), [SG1 5 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-5), [SG1 6 (79 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-6), [SG1 9 (39 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1-9)

## Council

[Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)

## Towns in SG1

[Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)

## Postcode districts next to SG1

[SG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg2), [SG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg3), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4)

## Nearest rail stations

[Stevenage (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2071,51.9017), [Knebworth (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1873,51.8668)

## More in the SG postcode area

[All SG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SG1 in brief

SG1 is a postcode district covering Stevenage, Pin Green and Old Town, in Stevenage.
About 57,966 people lived in SG1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 629 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG1 was £350,000 in 2025.
SG1 had 55,938 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in SG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SG1, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SG1
- Postcode area: [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)
- Constituency: [Stevenage †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stevenage)
- Council: [Stevenage †](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)
- Area: 17.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 57,966*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 173

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg2), [SG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg3)

## Latest updates for SG1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SG1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg1