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SG4

UK postcode district

Part of Hitchin

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,263
Current units
906
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
13

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
357

Postcode sectors in SG4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
17,023 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Linten Close, Hitchin, SG4 9PA 30 July 2026 £780,000
1, Munts Meadow, Weston, Hitchin, SG4 7AE 24 July 2026 £735,000
40, Elms Close, Little Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4 7HP 17 July 2026 £438,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
19
Primary
16
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Criminal damage and arson 111
  • Other theft 108
  • Vehicle crime 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SG4 usual residents
30,135
Age-profile population
30,369

Age bands in SG4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.3%
5,560 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.1%
2,775 residents
Age 25 to 44
25.7%
7,813 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.6%
8,395 residents
Age 65 and over
19.2%
5,826 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 894 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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

In this district, 788 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 536 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 15 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £467,000 from 2,466 recorded sales in SG4. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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