Latitude: 51.9 / 51°53'59"N
Longitude: -0.1751 / 0°10'30"W
OS Eastings: 525658
OS Northings: 223955
OS Grid: TL256239
Mapcode National: GBR J7X.Y9D
Mapcode Global: VHGP0.XHBT
Plus Code: 9C3XVRXF+XX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vv85
What Three Birds: vulture.redstart.robin
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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SG2 8BJ is a primarily residential postcode in Shephall, Stevenage. It was first introduced in December 1994.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £2,004 to £3,654,118 with an average of £239,296.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1991 and 1995.
1% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
The average commercial rateable value is £1,850. The most common recorded business type is Site Huts.
Stevenage is a town, which had a population of 89,663 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 97 people resident in SG2 8BJ, of which 59 were male and 38 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
SG2 8BJ is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG2 8BJ is approximately 113m (371ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in SG2 8BJ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG2 8BJ
4a2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Private Renting New Arrivals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG2 8BJ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SG2 8BJ include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Londis, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG2 8BJ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Ward
Chells
Councillors
Tom Wren (Liberal Democrat)
Stephen Booth (Liberal Democrat)
Julie Ashley-Wren (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Shephall
County Councillor
Roni Hearn (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Stevenage
MP
Stephen McPartland (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG2 8BJ.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG2 8BJ.
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0PZ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ashtree Primary School and Nursery
Chertsey Rise, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9JQ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Bedwell Primary School
Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1NJ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1NJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Peartree Spring Primary School
Hydean Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9GG
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Barnwell School
Barnwell, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9SW
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HS
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Da Vinci Studio School of Science and Engineering
Monkswood Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1LA
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
Barclay School
Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Thomas Alleyne School
High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.