# SG4 9LW: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG4 9LW 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 9LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4) › [SG4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. North Hertfordshire 013C: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **Hitchin, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **No property in SG4 9LW 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=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG4 9LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SG4 9LW**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **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=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitehill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehill-junior-school-e117253) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highbury Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-infant-school-and-nursery-e117113) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Hitchin Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-girls-school-e137288) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [William Ransom Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-ransom-primary-school-e117314) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-hitchin-e117467) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingshott School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshott-school-e117630) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mary Exton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-exton-primary-school-e117329) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitchin Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-boys-school-e139154) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £610,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £607,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £636,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £559,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE PORTMILL SURGERY (810 m); HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (840 m)
- Pharmacies: NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: MR N F FARYAD (630 m); THE VERNON DENTAL PRACTICE (860 m); BUCKLERSBURY (DENTAL SURGERY) (980 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Oakfield Hitchin BP (440 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Hitchin Supermarket (750 m, Asda); M&S Hitchin SF (960 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 0.6** (2025). North Hertfordshire 013C has a deprivation score of 0.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 013C was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 3,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,607** (2021). North Hertfordshire 013C had 1,607 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,758th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 013C, 99.1% 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: 51.9438, -0.2661

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=-0.2661,51.9438,SG49LW

## How to cite

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