SG4 8PS

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 8HH 834 m
SG4 8HF 842 m
SG4 8HG 870 m
LU2 8PQ 940 m
LU2 8PL 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 8PS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 8
Latitude
51.868270
Longitude
-0.312240
British National Grid easting
516,300
British National Grid northing
220,200

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. St Paul's Walden Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Kimpton Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

    2.4 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hitchin Road Footpath

    BCT · Cuckolds Cross

    1.0 miles
  • Hitchin Road Footpath

    BCT · Cuckolds Cross

    1.0 miles
  • Ansells End

    BCT · Peters Green

    1.1 miles
  • Ansells End

    BCT · Peters Green

    1.1 miles
  • Hampden

    BCT · Kimpton

    1.3 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Paul's Walden Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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