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SG1 5LW

Martins Wood · Stevenage · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Martins Wood
Local authority
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
Postcode district
SG1
Postcode sector
SG1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG1 5NG 52 m
SG1 5NF 58 m
SG1 5LU 73 m
SG1 5NX 94 m
SG1 5PU 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG1 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2024
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG1
Postcode sector
SG1 5
Latitude
51.917590
Longitude
-0.181209
British National Grid easting
525,184
British National Grid northing
225,902

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Stevenage · E07000243
Electoral ward
Martins Wood · E05015630
Parish or community
E43000080
Westminster constituency
Stevenage · E14001516
Output area
E00120756
Lower layer super output area
Stevenage 006C · E01023780
Middle layer super output area
Stevenage 006 · E02004949

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. Giles Junior School

    Community school

    450 m

  2. The Giles Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    450 m

  3. Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,280
  • Anti social behaviour 401
  • Other theft 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 209
  • Vehicle crime 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.0
SG1 5 residents
11,435

Age bands in SG1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,169 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,195 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

3,155 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

3,035 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,935 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SINFIELD CL, BEDWELL CRES, STEVENAGE, SG1 1LQ

    ODS code E82093

    1.5 km

  • STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP

    5 STANMORE ROAD, STEVENAGE, SG1 3QA

    ODS code E82005

    1.7 km

  • KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES

    KING GEORGE SURGERY(MAIN), 135 HIGH STREET, STEVENAGE, SG1 3HT

    ODS code E82086

    2.1 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    2.8 km

  • SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    RIDLINS END, STEVENAGE, SG2 9QZ

    ODS code E82056

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Jessop Road

    BCT · Pin Green

    0.1 miles

  • Jessop Road

    BCT · Pin Green

    0.1 miles

  • The Oval Centre

    BCT · Pin Green

    0.1 miles

  • The Oval Centre

    BCT · Pin Green

    0.1 miles

  • Wisden Road

    BCT · Pin Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stevenage 006C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,895 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Giles Junior School is the nearest published school at 450 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,280 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.