SG4 8JL

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 8JG 1 m
SG4 8JH 61 m
SG4 8JD 114 m
SG4 8JE 184 m
SG4 8JQ 320 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 8JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2011
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8
Latitude
51.880845
Longitude
-0.310680
British National Grid easting
516,375
British National Grid northing
221,601

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
E00119975
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014C · E01023623
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

Explore SG4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  2. St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Preston Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    2.3 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Road

    BCT · Breachwood Green

    0.8 miles
  • Oxford Road

    BCT · Breachwood Green

    0.9 miles
  • Strathmore Road

    BCT · Whitwell

    1.1 miles
  • Strathmore Road

    BCT · Whitwell

    1.1 miles
  • Brownings Lane

    BCT · The Heath

    1.1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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