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SG4 9SH

Hitchin Bearton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 9FG 24 m
SG4 9SY 50 m
SG4 9TA 68 m
SG4 9FF 83 m
SG4 9FH 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 9SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2008
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 9
Latitude
51.951870
Longitude
-0.266713
British National Grid easting
519,213
British National Grid northing
229,571

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchin Bearton · E05015762
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119896
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 013D · E01023609
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
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary aided school

    181 m

  2. Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy converter

    474 m

  3. William Ransom Primary School

    Community school

    682 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 691
  • Anti social behaviour 338
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Other theft 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 131

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    641 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    645 m

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    698 m

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    709 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.1 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    4.3 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 013D, 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

31,712 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 691 events.

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