# SG2 8TJ: area report for a postcode in Stevenage

SG2 8TJ 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 SG2 8TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) › [SG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg2) › [SG2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Stevenage 012A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **Knebworth, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **No property in SG2 8TJ 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=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Stevenage 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **£309,123 average price**: For the whole of Stevenage, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG2 8TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SG2 8TJ**: Road 57 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **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=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longmeadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longmeadow-primary-school-e135083) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shephalbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shephalbury-park-primary-school-e135084) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-datchworth-e117430) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knebworth Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knebworth-primary-and-nursery-school-e117120) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aston-st-marys-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e117421) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £960,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £307,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2026 | £172,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| April 2026 | £377,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.2** (2025). Stevenage 012A has a deprivation score of 11.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,152nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Stevenage 012A was £350,250 in 2025. Joint 11,578th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,540** (2021). Stevenage 012A had 1,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,331st 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Stevenage 012A, 95.3% 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.

## SG2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £353,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG2 was £353,000 in 2025. 780th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,935** (2021). SG2 had 42,935 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 360th 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in SG2 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In SG2, 93.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage)
- Centre: 51.8734, -0.1587

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=-0.1587,51.8734,SG28TJ

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