SG2 8LU

Longmeadow · Stevenage · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stevenage
Local authority
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
Postcode district
SG2
Postcode sector
SG2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG2 8NB 49 m
SG2 8PR 87 m
SG2 8LZ 90 m
SG2 8PZ 91 m
SG2 8NF 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG2 8LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG2
Postcode sector
SG2 8
Latitude
51.885050
Longitude
-0.170883
British National Grid easting
525,985
British National Grid northing
222,301

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Stevenage · E07000243
Parish or community
E43000080
Westminster constituency
Stevenage · E14001516
Output area
E00120682
Lower layer super output area
Stevenage 012C · E01023765
Middle layer super output area
Stevenage 012 · E02004955

Postcode source versions

Explore SG2

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
120a, Oaks Cross, Stevenage, SG2 8LU 16 March 2018 £157,500
116a, Oaks Cross, Stevenage, SG2 8LU 24 February 2010 £85,000
110a, Oaks Cross, Stevenage, SG2 8LU 26 October 2007 £93,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
31
Secondary
6
  1. Longmeadow Primary School

    Community school

    220 m
  2. Shephalbury Park Primary School

    Community school

    431 m
  3. Barnwell School

    Foundation school

    553 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 975
  • Anti social behaviour 320
  • Shoplifting 256
  • Other theft 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
SG2 8 residents
13,206

Age bands in SG2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,594 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,402 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

3,712 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,445 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

2,153 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG2 8 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
59.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
59.1%
Gigabit-capable
59.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    RIDLINS END, STEVENAGE, SG2 9QZ

    ODS code E82056

    678 m

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    2.2 km

  • BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SINFIELD CL, BEDWELL CRES, STEVENAGE, SG1 1LQ

    ODS code E82093

    2.3 km

  • KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82086

    3.5 km

  • STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP

    5 STANMORE ROAD, STEVENAGE, SG1 3QA

    ODS code E82005

    3.9 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    4.7 km

  • WATTON PLACE CLINIC

    HIGH STREET, WATTON AT STONE, HERTFORD, SG14 3SY

    ODS code E82121

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Longmeadow Centre

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.1 miles
  • Longmeadow Centre

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Close

    BCT · Shephall

    0.3 miles
  • Oakwood Close

    BCT · Shephall

    0.3 miles
  • Oaks Cross

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Stevenage 012C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,756 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Longmeadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 975 events.

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