SG4 0RY

Hitchin Bearton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 0AB 94 m
SG4 0TY 143 m
SG4 0TP 182 m
SG4 0TJ 241 m
SG4 0TZ 263 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 0RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 0
Latitude
51.967944
Longitude
-0.263951
British National Grid easting
519,360
British National Grid northing
231,363

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
E00119868
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 010E · E01023605
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 010 · E02004918

Postcode source versions

Explore SG4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Hillgate, Hitchin, SG4 0RY 5 September 2014 £1,144,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Ickleford Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 47
  • Burglary 42

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.9 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    2.0 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    2.3 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    2.3 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    2.8 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    3.0 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    3.1 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

  • Rydal Way

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles
  • Hunting Gate

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.2 miles
  • Hunting Gate

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.2 miles
  • Cam Centre

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles
  • Alexander House

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 010E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,342 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Our Lady Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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