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SG4 8PQ

Hitchwood · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hitchwood
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 8PG 16 m
SG4 8PD 60 m
SG4 8PE 93 m
SG4 8PH 132 m
SG4 8PF 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 8PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8
Latitude
51.891967
Longitude
-0.334605
British National Grid easting
514,700
British National Grid northing
222,800

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
E04004782
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119978
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014D · E01023624
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
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    899 m

  2. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

  3. Wigmore Primary

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7
  • Other crime 4

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    2.4 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    4.2 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    4.2 km

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Millway

    BCT · The Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Millway

    BCT · The Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Brownings Lane

    BCT · The Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Brownings Lane

    BCT · The Heath

    0.1 miles

  • The Fox PH

    BCT · Darleyhall

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014D, 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

18,143 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

58 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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