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St Nicholas

Ward

North Stevenage. About 8,249 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St Nicholas, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,954
3,436th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.3%
1,243rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St Nicholas compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

St NicholasMiddle
Population13 wards, Stevenage · 2021
Population: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 5,438 to 7,954. The middle area is 7,120. St Nicholas is 7,954.
7,954highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Stevenage · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 80.5% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.2%. St Nicholas is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Stevenage · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 2.2% to 5.3%. The middle area is 3.3%. St Nicholas is 4.6%.
4.6%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Stevenage · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stevenage13 areas from 63.9% to 68.6%. The middle area is 65.5%. St Nicholas is 67.3%.
67.3%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Stevenage

These figures are published for the whole of Stevenage, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stevenage and not St Nicholas alone. See Stevenage

Average house price
£316,210
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,200
99th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.9
146th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Nicholas in brief

St Nicholas had 7,954 usual residents at the census.

In St Nicholas, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Nicholas, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.3% of residents in St Nicholas were aged 15 to 64 at the census.