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Stevenage

Stevenage is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 91,774. It has around 36 bus stops, 2 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and 50 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Stevenage, 1.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £369,703. There were around 408 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stevenage area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Stevenage area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 89,493 residents at roughly 3,445 people per km².

Council
Stevenage
County
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
48/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 162nd of 294 English council areas — better than 45% of them.

Low crime50
Home affordability63
Affordable rents44
Good schools51
Life expectancy35
Low deprivation37
Employment41
Low council tax61

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 25° / 16° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:20

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

Crime

503 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences156
  • Anti-social behaviour127
  • Shoplifting70
  • Criminal damage & arson38

11 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Stevenage Central · Hertfordshire

Local policing priorities

  • We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.
  • The priorities for May to August are as follows: • Anti-social behaviour in the town centre in the upcoming summer months. • Drug use, an…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

101 reported road collisions (2024)

21 killed or seriously injured · 143 casualties · 11.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

436 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 355 rated 4–5 ★ (320 top)
  • 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stevenage (0.3 km)
  • 52 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stevenage (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£323,429 average 4.7% YoY

Across Stevenage · to 2026-06

Detached£661,108
Semi-detached£405,406
Terraced£320,761
Flat£175,390

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,436 average monthly rent 4.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,025
  • 2 bed £1,317
  • 3 bed £1,546

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.4 times median annual pay (9.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (0.5 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: St Georges Way MSCP North Level Four 2 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches20
  • Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

89,493 residents in Stevenage · 3,445/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 117 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,392 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (57% of 38,430)

A £1,595
B £1,860
C £2,126
D £2,392
E £2,924
F £3,455
G £3,987
H £4,784

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

37 schools · 16,527 pupils

24 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

36inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Barclay AcademyGood
  • Barnwell SchoolGood
  • Marriotts SchoolGood
  • The Nobel School
  • The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
  • The Thomas Alleyne Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stevenage

Care & health services

1,172 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes257
  • GP practices170
  • Dentists295
  • Homecare agencies329
  • Hospitals & hospices34

CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 98 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

55 applications decided

96.4% granted · 53 granted, 2 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Kevin Bonavia

Labour

Stevenage

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 21
  • Con 1
  • LD 6
  • Ref 10
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets7
  • Parks & greens26
  • Restaurants & cafés62

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,060 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,025 jobs advertised · £55,144 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Mechanic, Mechanical Systems Engineer / Architect

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£894 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,681 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

56% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 44,867 certificates

7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Nuclear 21% · Solar 16% · Wind 14%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stevenage:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

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  • Stevenage Clock Tower · 0.1 km

    Stevenage Clock Tower is a Grade II listed structure in Town Square in the centre of Stevenage New Town. A panel on the tower records the visit of Elizabeth II in 1959. The Queen unveiled it as part of the ceremony to…

  • Central Hertfordshire · 0.1 km

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  • Stevenage Borough Council · 0.3 km

    Stevenage Borough Council is the local authority for Stevenage, a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. The council has been under Labour majority control since 1974. It is based at…

  • Stevenage Bus Interchange · 0.3 km

    Stevenage Bus Interchange is a facility that serves the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with local and regional bus services. These include services to Watford, Cheshunt, and Hertford, within Hertfordshire, Luton, B…

  • List of local nature reserves in Hertfordshire · 0.3 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stevenage?
Stevenage is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Stevenage local authority.
What is the population of Stevenage?
Stevenage has an approximate settlement population of 91,774.
How deprived is Stevenage?
The Stevenage local authority, which includes Stevenage, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.