SG1 2AF postcode in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SG1 2AF is a postcode in Stevenage, in the Old Town ward. It is in the Stevenage parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since March 1982.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SG1 2AF can get it Across Stevenage: 93% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in SG1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Stevenage 150 m in a straight line

Where SG1 2AF is, and what is near it

Map of SG1 2AF and what is near it Map of SG1 2AF: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SG1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 21 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SG1 2AD: also in SG1 2SG1 2AN: also in SG1 2SG1 2AS: also in SG1 2SG1 2AY: also in SG1 2SG1 2BA: also in SG1 2SG1 2BB: also in SG1 2SG1 2BH: also in SG1 2SG1 2BT: also in SG1 2SG1 2DA: also in SG1 2SG1 2DD: also in SG1 2SG1 2DF: also in SG1 2SG1 2DL: also in SG1 2SG1 2DP: also in SG1 2SG1 2DS: also in SG1 2SG1 2DX: also in SG1 2SG1 2DY: also in SG1 2SG1 2EE: also in SG1 2SG1 2EF: also in SG1 2SG1 2EP: also in SG1 2SG1 2EQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2ET: also in SG1 2SG1 2EU: also in SG1 2SG1 2EW: also in SG1 2SG1 2EX: also in SG1 2SG1 2EY: also in SG1 2SG1 2EZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2FQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2FT: also in SG1 2SG1 2FW: also in SG1 2SG1 2FY: also in SG1 2SG1 2FZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2GA: also in SG1 2SG1 2GF: also in SG1 2SG1 2GR: also in SG1 2SG1 2GU: also in SG1 2SG1 2HP: also in SG1 2SG1 2JD: also in SG1 2SG1 2JX: also in SG1 2SG1 2LP: also in SG1 2SG1 2LS: also in SG1 2SG1 2LT: also in SG1 2SG1 2LU: also in SG1 2SG1 2LY: also in SG1 2SG1 2NA: also in SG1 2SG1 2NB: also in SG1 2SG1 2NE: also in SG1 2SG1 2NF: also in SG1 2SG1 2NH: also in SG1 2SG1 2NJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2NP: also in SG1 2SG1 2NS: also in SG1 2SG1 2NU: also in SG1 2SG1 2QY: also in SG1 2SG1 2QZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2RA: also in SG1 2SG1 2RB: also in SG1 2SG1 2RD: also in SG1 2SG1 2RE: also in SG1 2SG1 2RF: also in SG1 2SG1 2RG: also in SG1 2SG1 2ST: also in SG1 2SG1 2TS: also in SG1 2SG1 2TU: also in SG1 2SG1 2UA: also in SG1 2SG1 2UG: also in SG1 2SG1 2UR: also in SG1 2SG1 2XD: also in SG1 2SG1 2XL: also in SG1 2SG1 2XP: also in SG1 2SG1 2XS: also in SG1 2SG1 2XU: also in SG1 2SG1 2ZB: also in SG1 2 Knebworth station 4.2 kmStevenage SG1 2AF Map of SG1 2AF and what is near it Map of SG1 2AF: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SG1 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 21 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Knebworth station 4.2 kmSymonds Green SG1 2AF
  • SG1 2AF
  • Other postcodes in SG1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 21 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9020, longitude -0.2095)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG1 2AF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG1 2AF?

Every home and business at SG1 2AF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG1 2AF 0% Stevenage 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG1 2AF 100% Stevenage Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG1 2AF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SG1 2AF.

Check the bin days for SG1 2AF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG1 2AF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG1 2AF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Stevenage

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG1 2AF: 625 properties in Stevenage are at high risk (1.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Stevenage

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG1 2AF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG1 2AF?

Homes in SG1 2 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£352,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £572,125 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £327,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG1 district: a typical £350,000 from 460 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG1 2AF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SG1 2AF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SG1 2AF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SG1 2AF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG1 2AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around SG1 2AF. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG1 2AF

Band D in Stevenage for 2026‑27: £2,392. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,595 (band A) to £2,126 (band C); band B, the most common, is £1,860.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (25%)£1,595
Band Babout 610 (58%)£1,860
Band Cabout 180 (17%)£2,126
Band Dfewer than 5£2,392
Band Efewer than 5£2,924
Band Ffewer than 5£3,455
Band Gfewer than 5£3,987
Band Hwithheld£4,784

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 39% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Stevenage before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG1 2AF is in (ONS area E01035570), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest open schools to SG1 2AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG1 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG1 2AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG1 2AF is Stevenage Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Stevenage Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Knebworth Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stevenage Railway Station, 203 m away.

More stations near SG1 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG1 2AF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG1 2AF?

1 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG1 2AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Stevenage Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 300 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 10 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Gridserve Stevenage Electric Forecourt Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 24 kW 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest to the centre of SG1 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG1 2AF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG1 2AF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG1 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG1 2AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG1 2AF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG1 2AF in a conservation area?

The centre of SG1 2AF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG1 2AF?

Police.uk records 412 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG1 2AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences144 reports
Anti-social behaviour99 reports
Public order43 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Other theft17 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports

Also: drugs 13, bicycle theft 10, other crime 9, burglary 8, possession of weapons 7, robbery 6, theft from the person 3, vehicle crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG1 2AF

Ward
Old Town
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Stevenage
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
March 1982

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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