SG4 0SZ

Hitchin Bearton · 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 0RY 12 m
SG4 0AB 83 m
SG4 0TY 140 m
SG4 0TP 193 m
SG4 0TJ 253 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 0SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2001
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 0
Latitude
51.968044
Longitude
-0.264020
British National Grid easting
519,355
British National Grid northing
231,374

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

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
615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Other theft 46
  • Burglary 41

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

    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

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.

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

615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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