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SG4 7UJ

Hitchwood · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Hitchin
Ward
Hitchwood
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 7FB 127 m
SG4 7UB 158 m
SG4 7TP 170 m
SG4 7UD 192 m
SG4 7UE 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 7UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 7
Latitude
51.907169
Longitude
-0.288018
British National Grid easting
517,866
British National Grid northing
224,565

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

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Red Roofs, Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ 14 November 2025 £975,000
Upsall, Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ 23 August 2024 £725,000
The Cedars, Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ 13 March 2024 £1,650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Preston Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4 m

  2. St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km

  3. St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

19 female, 23 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
55%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
55%
Gigabit-capable
55%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    3.5 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    4.6 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    4.7 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.7 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Preston

    0.2 miles

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Preston

    0.2 miles

  • Leggatts Farm

    BCT · Cox Green

    0.8 miles

  • Leggatts Farm

    BCT · Cox Green

    0.9 miles

  • Wantsend Farm

    BCT · Ley Green

    1.0 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £960,000 from 4 recorded sales in SG4 7UJ. 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

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Preston Primary School is the nearest published school at 4 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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