SG4 0JQ

Hitchin Walsworth · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 0JT 100 m
SG4 0JX 100 m
SG4 0QW 173 m
SG4 0RD 213 m
SG4 0RA 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 0JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 October 2019
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 0
Latitude
51.963103
Longitude
-0.247982
British National Grid easting
520,470
British National Grid northing
230,851

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119963
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 011A · E01023617
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 011 · E02004919

Postcode source versions

Explore SG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    646 m
  2. North Herts Education Support Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    693 m
  3. The Highfield School

    Academy converter

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Other theft 39
  • Vehicle crime 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG4 0 residents
9,346

Age bands in SG4 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,837 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

916 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

2,988 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,459 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,370 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

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    2.2 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    2.4 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANCROFT COURT, 30-35 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LH

    ODS code E82053

    2.4 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    2.4 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    2.5 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

    THE TREATMENT CENTRE, PORTMILL HOUSE, PORTMILL LANE, HITCHIN, SG5 1DJ

    ODS code Y06095

    2.5 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Rosehill Hospital

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles
  • Rosehill Hospital

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles
  • Hampden Road

    BCT · Purwell

    0.3 miles
  • Queenswood Drive

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles
  • Queenswood Drive

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 011A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,965 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 646 m.

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

Recorded crime

717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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