SG1 5ES postcode in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

SG1 5ES is a postcode in Stevenage, in the Almond Hill 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 at SG1 5ES can get it Across Stevenage: 93% Typical price £343,500 Homes sold in SG1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Stevenage 1.6 km in a straight line

Where SG1 5ES is, and what is near it

Map of SG1 5ES and what is near it Map of SG1 5ES: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the SG1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SG1 5AA: also in SG1 5SG1 5AB: also in SG1 5SG1 5AD: also in SG1 5SG1 5AE: also in SG1 5SG1 5AF: also in SG1 5SG1 5AG: also in SG1 5SG1 5AH: also in SG1 5SG1 5AJ: also in SG1 5SG1 5AL: also in SG1 5SG1 5AN: also in SG1 5SG1 5AP: also in SG1 5SG1 5AQ: also in SG1 5SG1 5AR: also in SG1 5SG1 5AS: also in SG1 5SG1 5AT: also in SG1 5SG1 5AU: also in SG1 5SG1 5AW: also in SG1 5SG1 5BS: also in SG1 5SG1 5BU: also in SG1 5SG1 5BW: also in SG1 5SG1 5BX: also in SG1 5SG1 5BY: also in SG1 5SG1 5BZ: also in SG1 5SG1 5DA: also in SG1 5SG1 5DB: also in SG1 5SG1 5DD: also in SG1 5SG1 5DE: also in SG1 5SG1 5DF: also in SG1 5SG1 5DG: also in SG1 5SG1 5DH: also in SG1 5SG1 5DJ: also in SG1 5SG1 5DL: also in SG1 5SG1 5DN: also in SG1 5SG1 5DP: also in SG1 5SG1 5DQ: also in SG1 5SG1 5DR: also in SG1 5SG1 5DS: also in SG1 5SG1 5DT: also in SG1 5SG1 5DU: also in SG1 5SG1 5DW: also in SG1 5SG1 5DX: also in SG1 5SG1 5DY: also in SG1 5SG1 5DZ: also in SG1 5SG1 5EH: also in SG1 5SG1 5EL: also in SG1 5SG1 5ET: also in SG1 5SG1 5EU: also in SG1 5SG1 5EX: also in SG1 5SG1 5HA: also in SG1 5SG1 5HB: also in SG1 5SG1 5HD: also in SG1 5SG1 5HE: also in SG1 5SG1 5HF: also in SG1 5SG1 5HH: also in SG1 5SG1 5HJ: also in SG1 5SG1 5HN: also in SG1 5SG1 5HR: also in SG1 5SG1 5HW: also in SG1 5SG1 5PA: also in SG1 5SG1 5PD: also in SG1 5SG1 5QE: also in SG1 5SG1 5QF: also in SG1 5SG1 5QG: also in SG1 5SG1 5QH: also in SG1 5SG1 5QJ: also in SG1 5SG1 5QL: also in SG1 5SG1 5QN: also in SG1 5SG1 5QP: also in SG1 5SG1 5QQ: also in SG1 5SG1 5QR: also in SG1 5SG1 5QS: also in SG1 5SG1 5QU: also in SG1 5 Stanmore Medical Group 1.5 kmKnebworth station 4.4 kmMartins Wood SG1 5ES Map of SG1 5ES and what is near it Map of SG1 5ES: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the SG1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Knebworth station 4.4 kmMartins Wood SG1 5ES
  • SG1 5ES
  • Other postcodes in SG1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 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 51.9065, longitude -0.1858)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG1 5ES?

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 5ES?

Every home and business at SG1 5ES can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG1 5ES 100% Stevenage 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG1 5ES 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 5ES?

BinDayBuddy has not read Stevenage Borough Council's days for SG1 5ES today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SG1 5ES 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 5ES 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 5ES.

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 5ES: 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 5ES 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 5ES?

Homes in SG1 5 sold for a typical £343,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£343,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £340,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £352,000 59 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £173,250 14 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 5ES

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in SG1 5ES from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2025. The middle price was £322,500, from £307,000 to £335,000. Across SG1 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £343,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 5ES

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SG1 5ES. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG1 5ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around SG1 5ES. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (41%). 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 5ES

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 £2,924 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,126.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (7%)£1,595
Band Babout 260 (28%)£1,860
Band Cabout 490 (53%)£2,126
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,392
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£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. 41% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939: 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 5ES is in (ONS area E01023781), 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 5ES?

The nearest open schools to SG1 5ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG1 5ES is Stevenage Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Stevenage Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Knebworth Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Archer Road, 137 m away.

More stations near SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG1 5ES, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 10 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 1.6 kmCycle
  • Stevenage Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Stevenage Supercharger Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.6 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 5ES?

The nearest to the centre of SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

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 5ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG1 5ES, 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 5ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG1 5ES 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 5ES in a conservation area?

The centre of SG1 5ES 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 5ES?

Police.uk records 513 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG1 5ES in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences200 reports
Anti-social behaviour112 reports
Public order43 reports
Shoplifting35 reports
Other theft28 reports
Criminal damage and arson26 reports

Also: drugs 20, other crime 13, burglary 12, bicycle theft 10, possession of weapons 6, robbery 5, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1.

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 5ES

Ward
Almond Hill
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

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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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