# SG4 7NJ: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG4 7NJ 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 SG4 7NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4) › [SG4 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4-7)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. North Hertfordshire 014B: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **Hitchin, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **No property in SG4 7NJ 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=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 014B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **60% can get gigabit broadband at SG4 7NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SG4 7NJ**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **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=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ippolyts-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e117440) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingshott School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshott-school-e117630) | Independent | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £1,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2024 | £708,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 014B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). North Hertfordshire 014B has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £828,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 014B was £828,000 in 2025. Joint 878th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,167** (2021). North Hertfordshire 014B had 1,167 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,153rd 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: 67.8%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 014B, 67.8% 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.

## SG4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG4 was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 299th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,116** (2021). SG4 had 30,116 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 922nd 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: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in SG4 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: 78.0%** (January 2026). In SG4, 78.0% 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: 51.9215, -0.2609

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=-0.2609,51.9215,SG47NJ

## How to cite

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