SG4 8AY

Hitchwood · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 8AX 6 m
SG4 8BA 88 m
SG4 8AU 93 m
SG4 8AZ 145 m
SG4 8AR 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 8AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8
Latitude
51.873284
Longitude
-0.285905
British National Grid easting
518,100
British National Grid northing
220,800

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
E04004795
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119974
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014C · E01023623
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Community school

    401 m
  2. East Hall School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km
  3. Kimpton Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG4 8 residents
6,657

Age bands in SG4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,179 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,424 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

2,047 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,589 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    554 m

Nearby transport

  • King George's Way

    BCT · Whitwell

    0.1 miles
  • King George's Way

    BCT · Whitwell

    0.1 miles
  • Strathmore Road

    BCT · Whitwell

    0.1 miles
  • Strathmore Road

    BCT · Whitwell

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Whitwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,059 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Paul's Walden Primary School is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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