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SG4 9GD

Hitchin Highbury · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Hitchin
Ward
Hitchin Highbury
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 9UA 62 m
SG4 9AB 76 m
SG4 9TE 96 m
SG4 9TT 105 m
SG4 9AG 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 9GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 9
Latitude
51.945638
Longitude
-0.273996
British National Grid easting
518,729
British National Grid northing
228,866

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchin Highbury · E05015763
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119906
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 013A · E01023606
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 013 · E02004921

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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78 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Nursery Hill, Hitchin, SG4 9GD 31 March 2026 £425,000
9, Nursery Hill, Hitchin, SG4 9GD 26 September 2025 £335,000
15, Nursery Hill, Hitchin, SG4 9GD 10 October 2024 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Highbury Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    114 m

  2. Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy converter

    407 m

  3. Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy converter

    689 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,671
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 568
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Other theft 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
128

63 female, 65 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.3
SG4 9 residents
9,300

Age bands in SG4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,632 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

766 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

2,284 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,356 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,723 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG4 9 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

5

within 5 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

    THE TREATMENT CENTRE, PORTMILL HOUSE, PORTMILL LANE, HITCHIN, SG5 1DJ

    ODS code Y06095

    356 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    358 m

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANCROFT COURT, 30-35 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LH

    ODS code E82053

    688 m

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    811 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    5.0 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

  • ASDA

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • ASDA

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hollow Lane

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hollow Lane

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Square

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 013A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,827 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
30
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
13
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £466,000 from 7 recorded sales in SG4 9GD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Highbury Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,671 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 568 events.

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