SG4 7RX

Hitchwood · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 7RU 380 m
SG4 7SA 526 m
SG4 7RY 636 m
SG4 7RZ 647 m
SG4 7UF 909 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 7RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 7
Latitude
51.908595
Longitude
-0.271216
British National Grid easting
519,018
British National Grid northing
224,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchwood · E05015767
Parish or community
E04004790
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119983
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014E · E01023625
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

Explore SG4

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Poynders End, Tudor House, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7RX 27 March 2025 £1,170,000
Poynders End, Tudor Barn, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7RX 19 August 2020 £500,000
Poynders End Farm, The Courtyard, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7RX 5 April 2019 £2,075,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Preston Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km
  3. East Hall School

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

8 female, 15 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.3
SG4 7 residents
4,832

Age bands in SG4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

912 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

479 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,117 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,533 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,144 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    3.4 km

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    3.7 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    4.5 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.5 km

  • KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82086

    4.5 km

  • STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP

    5 STANMORE ROAD, STEVENAGE, SG1 3QA

    ODS code E82005

    4.6 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    4.8 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Preston

    0.6 miles
  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Preston

    0.6 miles
  • The Rusty Gun PH

    BCT · Little Almshoe

    0.7 miles
  • The Rusty Gun PH

    BCT · Little Almshoe

    0.7 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Little Almshoe

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,896 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,170,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG4 7RX. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Preston Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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