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SG4 9TS

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 9TU 37 m
SG4 9TE 44 m
SG4 9TB 45 m
SG4 9AB 69 m
SG4 9TP 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG4 9TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG4
Postcode sector
SG4 9
Latitude
51.946336
Longitude
-0.275613
British National Grid easting
518,616
British National Grid northing
228,941

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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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
68, Queen Street, Hitchin, SG4 9TS 5 August 2025 £885,000
1, Nursery Villas, Hitchin, SG4 9TS 17 October 2022 £590,000
69, Queen Street, Hitchin, SG4 9TS 6 January 2017 £717,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Highbury Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    229 m

  2. Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy converter

    463 m

  3. Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy converter

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,672
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 569
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Other theft 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

20 female, 19 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.4% 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+
88.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
82.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
82.4%
Gigabit-capable
82.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
88.2%
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

    263 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    284 m

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    587 m

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    723 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

    0.0 miles

  • ASDA

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Square

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Square

    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
12
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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 £737,500 from 2 recorded sales in SG4 9TS. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Highbury Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,672 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 569 events.

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