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SG4 8PR

Hitchwood · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 8NP 60 m
SG4 8NT 61 m
SG4 8NR 157 m
SG4 8NU 174 m
SG4 8NS 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 8PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8
Latitude
51.885606
Longitude
-0.327313
British National Grid easting
515,218
British National Grid northing
222,104

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
E00119979
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014E · E01023625
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, The Meadows, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8PR 29 January 2016 £250,000
4a, The Meadows, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8PR 4 June 1999 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    63 m

  2. St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

  3. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

9 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG4 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    3.0 km

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    3.5 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    4.9 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    4.9 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

  • Chapel Road

    BCT · Breachwood Green

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Road

    BCT · Breachwood Green

    0.1 miles

  • Brownings Lane

    BCT · The Heath

    0.4 miles

  • Brownings Lane

    BCT · The Heath

    0.4 miles

  • Millway

    BCT · The Heath

    0.5 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.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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