SG2 8XL

Longmeadow · Stevenage · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG2 8BH 19 m
SG2 8JR 49 m
SG2 8JS 83 m
SG2 8NQ 84 m
SG2 8NG 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG2 8XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG2
Postcode sector
SG2 8
Latitude
51.883589
Longitude
-0.167746
British National Grid easting
526,205
British National Grid northing
222,144

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
E00120685
Lower layer super output area
Stevenage 012C · E01023765
Middle layer super output area
Stevenage 012 · E02004955

Postcode source versions

Explore SG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Longmeadow Primary School

    Community school

    368 m
  2. Shephalbury Park Primary School

    Community school

    585 m
  3. Barnwell School

    Foundation school

    783 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,039
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 911
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Shoplifting 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Other theft 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    RIDLINS END, STEVENAGE, SG2 9QZ

    ODS code E82056

    802 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

    2.5 km

  • KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82086

    3.7 km

  • STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP

    5 STANMORE ROAD, STEVENAGE, SG1 3QA

    ODS code E82005

    4.2 km

  • WATTON PLACE CLINIC

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

    ODS code E82121

    4.5 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Longmeadow Centre

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.2 miles
  • Longmeadow Centre

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.2 miles
  • Oaks Cross

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.3 miles
  • Oaks Cross

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.3 miles
  • The Noke

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Longmeadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,039 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 911 events.

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