SG2 8PB
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Property report — SG2 8PB
Open-data due diligence for SG2 8PB and the area around it.
SG2 8PB in brief: 13 recorded sales (£51,500–£440,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG2 8PB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£370,765
Population
20,882
Crimes recorded
83
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in SG2 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (43 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 | £420,000 | 17 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-12-19 | £440,000 | 12 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-12-14 | £310,000 | 3 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-06-01 | £280,000 | 12 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-11-05 | £167,500 | 2 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-11-13 | £154,000 | 10 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-06-27 | £190,000 | 17 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2002-05-31 | £138,000 | 14 RUSSELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-08 | £109,000 | 19 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-09-28 | £64,500 | 6 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-07-11 | £51,500 | 11 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-07-28 | £58,000 | 4 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-07-28 | £53,000 | 12 RUSSELL CLOSE | Terraced |
13 recorded sales on SG2 8PB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Longmeadow Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Featherstone Wood Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Roebuck Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE (0.3 mi) · BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (1.3 mi) · KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE LISTER HOSPITAL TREATMENT CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.1 mi) · LISTER HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · THE LISTER HOSPITAL SURGICENTRE (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SHEPHALLBURY FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 23, SHEPHALL GREEN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE OLD RECTORY (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: OAKS CROSS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · S.L. ANDERSON (0.4 mi) · WELL (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Knebworth (1.5 mi) · Stevenage (1.8 mi) · Watton-at-Stone (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.8 mi) · Tesco (0.9 mi) · The Food Warehouse (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 8,560
Owned 61% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SG2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SG2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 101/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SG2 8PB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSG2 | SectorSG2 8 | PostcodeSG2 8PB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £379,049 | £370,765 | £187,346 |
| Population | 51,578 | 20,882 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 251 | 83 | — |
| Schools | 22 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.