SG1 2LA postcode in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SG1 2LA is a postcode in Stevenage, in the Symonds Green ward. It is in the Stevenage parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Stevenage: 93% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in SG1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 2.1% on the year before Nearest station Stevenage 2.1 km in a straight line

Where SG1 2LA is, and what is near it

Map of SG1 2LA and what is near it Map of SG1 2LA: 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 (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG1 2AJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2AL: also in SG1 2SG1 2AQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2AR: also in SG1 2SG1 2AT: also in SG1 2SG1 2AW: also in SG1 2SG1 2AZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2BF: also in SG1 2SG1 2GB: also in SG1 2SG1 2GD: also in SG1 2SG1 2GE: also in SG1 2SG1 2HA: also in SG1 2SG1 2HB: also in SG1 2SG1 2HD: also in SG1 2SG1 2HE: also in SG1 2SG1 2HF: also in SG1 2SG1 2HG: also in SG1 2SG1 2HH: also in SG1 2SG1 2HJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2HL: also in SG1 2SG1 2HN: also in SG1 2SG1 2HQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2HR: also in SG1 2SG1 2HS: also in SG1 2SG1 2HT: also in SG1 2SG1 2HU: also in SG1 2SG1 2HW: also in SG1 2SG1 2HX: also in SG1 2SG1 2HY: also in SG1 2SG1 2JA: also in SG1 2SG1 2JB: also in SG1 2SG1 2JE: also in SG1 2SG1 2JF: also in SG1 2SG1 2JG: also in SG1 2SG1 2JH: also in SG1 2SG1 2JJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2JL: also in SG1 2SG1 2JN: also in SG1 2SG1 2JP: also in SG1 2SG1 2JQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2JR: also in SG1 2SG1 2JS: also in SG1 2SG1 2JT: also in SG1 2SG1 2JU: also in SG1 2SG1 2JW: also in SG1 2SG1 2JZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2LB: also in SG1 2SG1 2LD: also in SG1 2SG1 2LE: also in SG1 2SG1 2LF: also in SG1 2SG1 2LG: also in SG1 2SG1 2LH: also in SG1 2SG1 2LN: also in SG1 2SG1 2LW: also in SG1 2SG1 2NQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2NR: also in SG1 2SG1 2PA: also in SG1 2SG1 2PB: also in SG1 2SG1 2PD: also in SG1 2SG1 2PE: also in SG1 2SG1 2PG: also in SG1 2SG1 2PH: also in SG1 2SG1 2PJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2PL: also in SG1 2SG1 2PN: also in SG1 2SG1 2PP: also in SG1 2SG1 2PQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2PW: also in SG1 2SG1 2RN: also in SG1 2SG1 2RU: also in SG1 2SG1 2RW: also in SG1 2SG1 2RX: also in SG1 2SG1 2RY: also in SG1 2SG1 2RZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2SA: also in SG1 2SG1 2SG: also in SG1 2SG1 2SN: also in SG1 2SG1 2SU: also in SG1 2SG1 2UW: also in SG1 2SG1 2WQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2XG: also in SG1 2SG1 2XJ: also in SG1 2SG1 2XX: also in SG1 2SG1 2YE: also in SG1 2SG1 2YG: also in SG1 2SG1 2YQ: also in SG1 2SG1 2YY: also in SG1 2SG1 2YZ: also in SG1 2SG1 2ZA: also in SG1 2 2 schools, 1.1 kmStanmore Medical Group 1.2 kmGP 1.6 kmHitchin station 4.9 kmSymonds Green SG1 2LA Map of SG1 2LA and what is near it Map of SG1 2LA: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SG1 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 1.1 kmSymonds Green SG1 2LA
  • SG1 2LA
  • Other postcodes in SG1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.9192, longitude -0.2190)

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 2LA?

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 2LA?

Every home and business at SG1 2LA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Stevenage: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Stevenage: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Stevenage.

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 2LA?

Stevenage Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for SG1 2LA 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 2LA 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 2LA.

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 2LA: 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 2LA 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 2LA?

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
12 months to August 2025
£352,500
12 months to August 2026
£360,000

▲ 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

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 2LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SG1 2LA 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

What council tax band are homes near SG1 2LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around SG1 2LA. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). 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 2LA

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 £3,455 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,126.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,595
Band Babout 180 (23%)£1,860
Band Cabout 230 (30%)£2,126
Band Dabout 170 (22%)£2,392
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£2,924
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,455
Band Gwithheld£3,987
Band Hfewer than 5£4,784

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

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 2LA is in (ONS area E01023795), 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 2LA?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG1 2LA is Stevenage Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Stevenage Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Hitchin Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Southsea Road, 143 m away.

More stations near SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Smart Charge Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 150 kW 600 mWalk
  • Stevenage Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 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 2LA?

The nearest to the centre of SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

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 2LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG1 2LA, 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 2LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG1 2LA 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 2LA in a conservation area?

The centre of SG1 2LA 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 2LA?

Police.uk records 199 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG1 2LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences96 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft13 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Drugs5 reports

Also: other crime 5, vehicle crime 4, burglary 3, theft from the person 3, shoplifting 2, robbery 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 2LA

Ward
Symonds Green
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
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SG1 2JZ30 mSG1 2JU80 mSG1 2LB100 mSG1 2GD110 mSG1 2PP140 mSG1 2PB180 m
All of SG1

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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