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SG4 9PU

Hitchin Highbury · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 9PD 35 m
SG4 9PG 71 m
SG4 9PT 76 m
SG4 9PS 82 m
SG4 9QF 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 9PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 9
Latitude
51.946656
Longitude
-0.261284
British National Grid easting
519,600
British National Grid northing
229,000

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
E00119904
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 013E · E01023610
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 013 · E02004921

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. William Ransom Primary School

    Community school

    212 m

  2. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

    Voluntary aided school

    510 m

  3. Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 603
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Other theft 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    953 m

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    1.0 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    1.2 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.2 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.4 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    4.5 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    4.6 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Manor Crescent

    BCT · Oakfield

    0.1 miles

  • Wymondley Road

    BCT · Oakfield

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsdown

    BCT · Oakfield

    0.2 miles

  • Manton Road

    BCT · Oakfield

    0.3 miles

  • Gibson Close

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 013E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,637 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. William Ransom Primary School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 603 events.

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